Bring fluorescence microscopy out of the darkroom and into your classroom. ZOE’s intuitive touch-screen interface, integrated digital camera, and projector connection port allow every student to experience fluorescence cell imag

Take cell imaging out of the darkroom and into your classroom! The ZOE Fluorescent Cell Imager eliminates the complexities associated with traditional cell imaging microscopy. With the ZOE Cell Imager, you no longer have to squeeze all your students into a tiny darkroom, worry about damage to expensive shared research equipment, and waste precious time while each individual student takes a turn looking through a microscope lens.

The ZOE Fluorescent Cell Imager is a complete digital imaging system, allowing students to view samples, capture and store images, and create multicolor overlays. Thanks to the built-in light shield, the ZOE Cell Imager does not require a darkroom for fluorescence imaging.

The ZOE Cell Imager uses an intuitive touch-screen interface to control the brightfield, three fluorescence channels, and the integrated digital camera. Any student that has used a personal tablet or smartphone will be able to easily navigate the ZOE Imager’s controls.

The ZOE Imager’s 10.1″ (26 cm) screen and HDMI projector connectivity allows all your students to see the same live image at the same time. With a compact 13″ x 12.6″ (33 x 32 cm) footprint, you can easily transport the ZOE Imager from a research lab to a teaching lab or a classroom.

Features and Benefits of the ZOE Fluorescent Cell Imager

• Fluorescence imaging in your classroom — light shield permits fluorescence imaging in ambient light and eliminates the need for a darkroom
• Simplified cell imaging — the intuitive touch-screen interface allows users to view cells, capture images, and create multichannel merges with minimal training
• HDMI connection — project live microscopy images, allowing the entire class (including online students) to see the same thing at the same time
• Flexible operation — brightfield and three fluorescence channels enable your students to learn both simple and sophisticated imaging techniques
• Robust construction — fully integrated system with long-life LEDs, ready for intensive daily use
• Small footprint — compact size accommodates crowded lab benches

Learn more about the features of the ZOE Cell Imager.

Applications of the ZOE Fluorescent Cell Imager

With ZOE’s brightfield and three fluorescent channels, your students can experience cell culture work as well as fluorescent techniques practiced regularly in the research lab:

• Observation of general cell health and morphology
• Monitoring of cell growth and proliferation
• Estimation of transfection efficiency
• Visualization of expressed fluorescent proteins
• Immunofluorescent protein localization
• Visual estimation of cell confluency
• Capturing cell images (with or without fluorescent labels)

Ways to Use Fluorophores with the ZOE Cell Imager in Your Classroom

Here are a few ways you can use the ZOE Imager in your classroom and teaching labs. Be creative and share your teaching ideas with other educators just like you at the Explorer Community. This is not a comprehensive list; other dyes and fluorescent proteins with compatible excitation and emission spectra can also be used.

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