Equipment of Central Units

Vibrating Microtome/ Vibratome

Manufacturer: Leica
Model: VT1200S
Facility: Electrophysiology Facility

For generating slices of various soft tissue or material

Acute slice preparation work station

For generating viable fresh tissue slices a sequentially ordered set of equipment, including consumables, is available.

Microelectrode array (60 channels)

Manufacturer: Multi Channel Systems
Model: MEA1060-Inv-BC
Facility: Electrophysiology Facility

A microscope mounted MEA (60 channels) with heat control, superfusion set up, electric and optic stimulation capacity for cell culture probes (2-D or organoid) or acute or organotypic tissue samples

Microelectrode array (multi-well, 384 channels)

Manufacturer: Axion
Model: Maestro Edge
Facility: Electrophysiology Facility

A multi-well plate MEA (384 channels) with heat- andCO2-control, electric and optic stimulation capacity for cell culture probes (2-D or organoid) or acute or organotypic tissue samples

Suspension mass cytometer

Manufacturer: Standard BioTools
Model: CyTOF XT
Facility: Mass cytometry

Suspension mass cytometry

Bionano Saphyr

Manufacturer: Bionano Genomics
Model: Saphyr
Facility: DRESDEN-concept Genome Center

Technology for optical mapping (long genomic DNA labelled at specific sites is analyzed). It is used for: improvement of high quality genome assemblies, structural variant detection.

Agilent Femto pulse

Manufacturer: Agilent
Model: Femto pulse
Facility: DRESDEN-concept Genome Center

Capillary device for pulse eld Gel electrophoresis of large DNA fragments and molecules.

PacBio SEQUEL SMRT long read sequencing system

Manufacturer: Pacific Biosciences
Model: Sequel
Facility: DRESDEN-concept Genome Center

Long-read single molecule DNA sequencer.

PacBio SEQUEL SMRT long read sequencing systems

Manufacturer: Pacific Biosciences
Model: Sequel
Facility: DRESDEN-concept Genome Center

Single-molecule, real-time (SMRT) long read sequencing machine

Agilent 2200 Tape Station System

Manufacturer: Agilent Technologies
Model: 2200 Tape Station
Facility: DRESDEN-concept Genome Center

Automated electrophoresis system for characterisation and quality control of DNA and RNA samples.

Blue Pippin Preparative Electrophoresis Platform

Manufacturer: Sage Science
Model: Blue Pippin
Facility: DRESDEN-concept Genome Center

Preparative electrophoresis platform that separates and extracts DNA from agarose.

Reflected-Light Microscope Zeiss Axio Imager M2m

Manufacturer: Zeiss
Model: Axio Imager M2m
Facility: Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis

Reflected Light microscope with up to 150x objective and Brightfield/Darkfield/Polarization/C-DIC imaging modes

Source: www.zeiss.de

Analytical FE-SEM

Manufacturer: Zeiss
Model: Gemini 500
Facility: Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis

"GeminiSEM 500 brings you more signal and more detail, especially at very low voltages. Its variable pressure mode makes you feel like you’re working in high vacuum." [www.zeiss.com]

Scanning Electron Microscope (FIB/ SEM)

Manufacturer: FEI (now Thermo Fisher)
Model: Helios Nanolab 660
Facility: Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis

The FEI Helios 660 is a state-of-the-art FIB/SEM tool with an electron image resolution of 0.9nm between 1kV and 30kV and a resolution of 1.5nm between 350V and 1kV with numerous in-situ addons.

Source: www.zeiss.com

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