Precise Sample Positioning is Crucial for Conclusive Images
· Markus Wiederspahn· Dr. Thomas Bocher
Lightsheet microscopy (LSFM) is a powerful platform for in vivo imaging offering low phototoxicity and fast image acquisition. The Flamingo project from Professor Dr. Jan Huisken, Research Group Leader and Director of the Medical Engineering Department at Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison, WI, aims to make this technology easily available to researchers.
An In-house Development for Precision over Large Travel Ranges
· Doris Knauer
For conventional nanopositioning with piezo actuators and large travel ranges from 1 mm, incremental position sensors such as PIOne are used instead of capacitive sensors. Dr. Axel Grabowski, Head of Sensor Development at PI and developer of PIOne, explains the advantages of the the incremental position sensor with maximum resolution and moderate energy consumption.
Guide for the Perfect Combination of Positioning Stages, Z Stages, and Sample Holders
· Markus Wiederspahn
Positioning samples under the microscope is a complex task for which PI offers numerous products. In order to fulfill the demands placed on the positioning accuracy, travel ranges and velocities, stages that offer long travel ranges are often combined with fine positioning stages. Which systems fit together how, is shown in the system overview for inverse microscopes.
Our customers regularly contact us with questions about their motion and positioning systems. With the wide variety of components that PI offers, we can easily help them realize their projects. However, in some cases, simply delivering a component may not be the right solution to the problem or challenge a customer is facing. Rather than the question being ‘’how can we realize our idea?’, it might be ‘what exactly do we want to realize, and why?’