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Slide Scanning

Instrument Specifications

Our ZEISS Axioscan 7 is capable of imaging in brightfield and/or fluorescence mode. It possesses the following specifications:

Objectives: 5x – 0.15 NA (for overview acquisition); 10x – 0.45 NA; 20x – 0.8 NA

Light Source: Colibri 7 with the following LEDs (in nm): 385, 430, 475, 555, 590, 630, 735

Monochromatic Camera: AxioCam 712m (4096x3008px – 12MP) with pixel size of 3.45um

Colour Camera: AxioCam 705c (2464x2056px – 5MP) with pixel size of 3.45um

 


 

Slide Scanning will be offered as an imaging service at CALM. No user training will be provided!

To use our slide scanning service, users are asked to fill out the following form online (click HERE to access it or scan the QR code at the bottom of the page) and drop their properly cleaned and labeled slides with one of the CALM staff or at the table outside the facility manager’s office. For information on rates, please see below!

If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to contact us at calm@mcmaster.ca

Rates for Service:

Application

Internal

Per slide or as noted

External

Per slide or as noted

Industry

Per slide or as noted

Brightfield 10x

6CAD

7.5CAD

15CAD

Brightfield 20x

8CAD

10CAD

20CAD

Brightfield wholemount 20x

10CAD

12.5CAD

25CAD

2D Fluorescence 10x

5CAD

(per channel or zplane)

6.5CAD

(per channel or zplane)

13CAD

(per channel or zplane)

2D Fluorescence 20x

7.5CAD

(per channel or zplane)

9.5CAD

(per channel or zplane)

19CAD

(per channel or zplane)

2D Fluorescence wholemount 20x

10CAD

(per channel or zplane)

12.5CAD

(per channel or zplane)

25CAD

(per channel or zplane)

Typical turnaround

3 – 5 days depending on staff availability

For urgent samples (24h turnaround)

+50%/slide