IXplore IX85 SpinSR Microscope

Rapid Super Resolution for Live Cells

With fast image acquisition and advanced algorithms, the IXplore IX85 SpinSR makes capturing super-resolution details even easier so you can discover new insights faster. Observe dynamic subcellular processes with fast, gentle live-cell imaging.

Confocal image

Super-resolution image

NIH3T3 cells labeled with Hoechst (blue), β-tubulin–AF555 (green), CPCA–HSP60–AF647 (magenta), and fibrillarin–AF568 (gray). Scale bar: 5 µm. Sample courtesy of EnCor Biotechnology Inc.

Bright Super-Resolution Images of Live Cells

The high-sensitivity model equipped with a SoRa disk realizes brighter super resolution image acquisition thanks to the spinning disk with a microlens in the confocal pinhole. Each confocal pinhole enables you to image with lower laser power, reducing photobleaching and phototoxicity in your sample while enabling bright super-resolution images.

Image clarity depends on how the sample is illuminated and how efficiently the emitted light is collected. In a standard spinning disk confocal system, some light passes through the pinhole but may not be clearly resolved if it is off center. The SoRa disk addresses this by using microlenses to redirect each point of light toward the center of the pinhole, resulting in sharper, brighter images. This approach enhances resolution to nearly the best possible level—like what could be achieved with a theoretically infinitesimal pinhole.

Reference: T. Azuma and T. Kei, "Super-Resolution Spinning-Disk Confocal Microscopy Using Optical Photon Reassignment, " Opt. Express 23, 15003-15011 (2015).

Discover More on One Platform

As the needs of your facility grow, the IXplore IX85 SpinSR can be expanded to meet them. With flexible frame customization options, this super-resolution system adapts to a wide range of applications.

• Supports a wide wavelength range from 405 to 640 nm, offering the flexibility to use the ideal wavelength for your fluorophores
• Compatible with incubation systems and environmental controls for stable long-term experiments
• Versatile imaging modes: Switch between widefield, confocal, and super-resolution imaging with one click

Optimized Performance, Trusted Results

Built on the stable IXplore IX85 platform and powered by Yokogawa spinning disk technology, the SpinSR system is optimized for high-performance super-resolution imaging. Our world-renowned optics add to this confidence, equipping your lab with a powerful set of tools to produce publication-ready images.

Your Sample in Focus

Capture high-precision, multipoint time-lapse images that are aligned and in focus with our TruFocus™ Z-drift compensator. With stable focus for long-term imaging and plate screening, you can be confident in the quality of your results.

LC3-EGFP expressing U2OS cells.

Customized for Your Lab

Evident’s microscopy professionals will make sure you build the right IXplore IX85 SpinSR system for your lab’s unique needs. Customize every aspect of your spinning disk confocal super-resolution microscope, from the lasers to the eyepieces.

IXplore IX85 SpinSR (1-Deck System)

• High-quality confocal imaging system with a wider FOV
• Super-resolution imaging down to 120 nm resolution

IXplore IX85 SpinSR (2-Deck System)

• High-quality confocal imaging system
• Super-resolution imaging down to 120 nm resolution
• 2-deck frame structure for expanding your experiments

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