ioLight Compact Inverted Cell Imager, 1mm field of view
- Compact inverted microscope connecting to smart phone, tablet
- View transparent samples from below in a Petri dish, chamber slide or cell culture flask
- Works inside incubators for hands-free cell inspection
- Adjustable top and bottom illumination
- Field of view 1mm fixed width, resolution approx. 1µm
- 400x magnification
- Z-Stacking
- Time-lapse imaging (Android only)
Viewing transparent samples from below in a Petri dish, flask, well plate or cavity slide. The microscope is compact and can be put inside incubators, safety cabinets or glove boxes. The display is outside the chamber, so there is no need to open the door. Time-lapse and Z-stack images can be saved and viewed remotely.
This microscope is ideal for cell culture and other professional laboratory applications. It also can be used as a bench microscope.
- Compact inverted microscope connecting to smart phone, tablet
- View transparent samples from below in a Petri dish, chamber slide or cell culture flask
- Works inside incubators for hands-free cell inspection
- Adjustable top and bottom illumination
- Field of view 1mm fixed width, resolution approx. 1µm
- 400x magnification
- Z-Stacking
- Time-lapse imaging (Android only)
Specifications
The power cable is sealed into the housing to prevent the atmosphere from entering the microscope and can be extended if required.
| Magnification | Resolution 1µm NA 0.25. Equivalent to a x10 objective Field of view approx. 1mm |
| Sample container | Petri dish, flask, well plate or cavity side with clear transparent base and lid. |
| Maximum focal length | 3mm stage to sample |
| Maximum sample (flask) height | 48mm. Taller flasks to order |
| Illumination | Top (trans) illumination modes: Brightfield; Low NA brightfield; High contrast brightfield; Darkfield and Digital phase contrast. |
| Display | Smartphone, tablet or computer. No WiFi infrastructure or router is required. |
| Image sharing | Images and videos are stored on the display device for easy sharing. Images can be viewed remotely in Google Photos or any image-sharing software. Time-Lapse images can be recorded on Android devices |
| ioLight App | Free for download from the Apple® or Google Play® app store Built-in web server available from any computer with Chrome and other browsers |
| Image format | 5MP (2592 x 1944 pixels); colour JPG. BMP and PNG available on the web browser |
| Video format | MPEG-4; colour; up to 1296 x 972; 10 fps |
| Time-Lapse | App for Android & iOS devices enables Time-Lapse image sequences |
| Dimensions | 210mm deep x 140mm wide x 132mm high Taller flask models are >132mm high |
| Weight | 1.8kg |
| Power supply | Integrated Li-ion rechargeable battery with USB charger (supplied) |
| Z-Stacking | Microscope saves images at different focus points which may be stacked using Photoshop, ImageJ or other image software’ |
Requirements
| Either a tablet or phone running iOS 15.0 or Android 8.0 or higher, or a computer with WiFi and Google Chrome (or another web browser) We recommend newer, faster devices. Older low-performance devices may run the app, but this is not guaranteed. |
What’s in the box?
| Your ioLight Magnificent Mobile Microscope |
| USB charger, international model |
| Users’ guide and certificate of conformity |
