CytoSMART Technologies has announced the launch of a brightfield live-cell imaging system – the Lux3 BR. The device is a small brightfield microscope, equipped with a high-quality 6.4 MP CMOS camera. The imager is designed to work inside a standard cell culture incubator without disturbing temperature, airflow, and culture conditions for the cells. This is aimed to allow researchers to perform long-term live-cell imaging experiments, while maintaining optimal cell growth and health.
In both x- and y-direction, 2072 pixels combined with 1.45 mm field of view provide a resolution of 0.7 µm/pixel. At the commonly required image resolution of 300 dpi for printed publications, these images can fill the entire page width if desired, the company says, without compromising the image quality.
Said Jan-Willem van Bree, CTO at CytoSMART Technologies said: “We are very excited to expand our label-free microscopy solutions for live-cell studies. For cell biologists who want to incorporate live-cell imaging into their workflow, the resolution of live-cell imaging microscopes may be too low for accurately quantifying complex read-outs, such as cell tracking or differentiation processes. This causes inaccurate and variable results that compromise the research output. Unlike the high-end microscopes with incubation box, the Lux3 BR ensures that cultures are not exposed to temperature, humidity, or CO₂ fluctuations that can stress the cells, as the device easily fits in every CO₂-incubator. It is a powerful addition to each research lab.”
A setup with the CytoSMART Lux3 BR can be expanded to two or four devices that can be operated and controlled individually via a laptop. Since both Lux3 BR Duo Kit and Multi Lux3 BR devices can be placed alongside each other in the same incubator, it allows for systematic comparison of control and treated samples.
