Features
- Head-staged miniature two-photon microscope for calcium imaging in freely moving animals, developed by Zong et al. (1).
- Total solution suite:
- Ultra-light microscope body (2.4g) with MEMS scanner for X-Y-scanning and µTlens for Z-scanning.
- Two photon laser (920nm) with clean femtosecond pulses (<100 fs).
- Light and flexible fiber optics and cable, all at a length of 2.2 m for maximal freedom to move for the animal.
- Detection unit with two high-sensitive GaAsP-type photomultipliers.
- DAQ-BNC interface board for flexible integration/synchronization of/with additional devices.
- DAQ computer with preinstalled and configured Matlab-based software (ScanImage).
- Compact hardware design, everything integrated on a mobile trolley.
- The package comes ready-to-use.
- Full technical support
- Fast imaging (15 Hz for 256×256 pixels) in a large field of view 500×500 µm2.
- Multilayer imaging into 240 µm depth.
- Maximum resolution of 1.3 µm x 1.3 µm x 15 µm.
- Set of interchangeable objectives to image e.g. visual cortex, medial entorhinal cortex or hippocampus.
- Simultaneous activity imaging of more than 1,000 neurons in one region or recoding of more than 10,000 cells in adjacent field-of-views.
- Stable high-quality imaging across a wide spectrum of mouse behaviours, including instances such as climbing and jumping.
- Raw data is fully accessible and the system is individually extendable.
Specifications
- Single wavelength fiber laser: 920 nm, <100 fsec
- Mini2P microscopy body:
- Weight: 2.4 g
- Quartet of microtunable lenses (µTlens) for z-scanning with 240 µm depth
- MEMS mirror with 15 Hz frame rate at 256 x 256 pixels for a field of view of 500 µm x 500 µm
- Resolution: 1.3 µm x 1.3 µm x 15 µm
- Base plate and stitching adapter (for FOVs of up to 4 mm2)
- Interchangeable objectives:
- D0213 (with cover glass to image e.g. visual cortex)
- D0254 (with GRIN lens to image e.g. hippocampal CA1)
- D0277 (with prism to image e.g. medial entorhinal cortex)
- Excitation fiber:
- Collection fiber:
- Cable Harness:
- 6-wire bundle to control µTlens and MEMS mirror
- Length: 2.5 m
References
(1) Zong W., Obenhaus HA., Skytoen ER., Eneqvist H., de Jung NL., Vale R., Jorge MR., Moser M., and Moser El., 2022, Cell 185, 1240-1256