
Manual: TIRF Microscope
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Martijn de Gruiter
Erasmus OIC
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Source: NIKON
Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence microscope
Nikon Eclipse T
i
Principal:
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Laser is pointed at an angle at specimen
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Due to this angle the laser will totally reflect
on glass/medium interface and creates an evanescent wave above the glass
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Thickness of wave is around 200nm, but decays exponentially
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Possible to only excite fluorophores in membrane, without background signal of the cytoplasm
Benefits:
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Extreme low background signal
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Perfect for membrane studies
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CCD Camera attached will provide in fast imaging
Contact
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Martijn de Gruiter
Be-343
tel. 31105
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Gert-Jan Kremers
Be-346
tel. 43578