Prairie Stage for Electrophysiology and Slice Experiments
Prairie Stage for Electrophysiology and Slice Experiments Prairie engineers designed a stage to fit best with our systems and meet our specifications. The stage has integrated the important design elements necessary for electrophysiology and imaging experiments with the electronics and software control. Prairie stage has a large travel distance, less drift and better precision than other commercially available stages. For example, it has 6” of travel in x and 3” of travel in y (with the run-out measured at +/- 10 um over 6” and +/- 4 um over 3”).
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We’ve incorporated anti-backlash technology to assure repositioning accuracy. On the stages we’ve built and tested, we’ve measured +/- 1um for the precision and accuracy of the stage (over any travel distance). Also, the height is easily adjustable and it has a more compact footprint than other stages. The long travel distance is important for experiments involving (for example) high-throughput screening or larger samples. Precision and accuracy are always important, especially so for experiments which include high quality montage imaging.
DATA SPOTLIGHT
C. elegans embryo expressing B-tubulin GFP
Image courtesy of Koen Verbrugghe and Chris Malone, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Time-lapse recordings of tubulin GFP C. elegans embryos during mitosis.
One image was acquired every second with a 100x Super Fluor lens using the SFC.
Image courtesy of Kevin Eliceiri and Koen Verbrugghe, LOCI, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
