AION – Gentle 3D Live Cell Imaging
AION by Confocal NL, is a confocal system that allows a 25 mm field of view (FOV) with a motorized pinhole that ensures spot-on confocality every time. It produces high-contrast images from thicker specimens such as organoids, tissue samples, plant and animal model organisms. The gentle conditions for live samples allow AION to excel in long-time-lapse experiments and imaging low-signal samples with >96% QE is the perfect tool for live-cell imaging.
The combination of sCMOS camera-based detection and a set of filters allows you to acquire images in both visible (VIS) and near-infrared (NIR). This allows improved temporal resolution, high sensitivity and unprecedented signal-to-noise ratio. You get even faster imaging with cleaner results, thanks to additional motorized single-band emission filters. Get >50 fps @ 3Kx3K or >1000 fps in fixed line mode (camera limited).
The system uses a line illumination through a slit pinhole, instead of a point illumination found in point scanner confocal microscopes. This provides high temporal resolution while reducing phototoxicity. Since phototoxicity is one of the biggest challenges for researchers, this makes AION ideal for live cell imaging.
You can also add AION to any widefield microscope. This will turn it into an advanced and fast scanning confocal imaging system. 3 models are available depending on your needs. AION α, AION λ and AION Σ.