Overview

The Imaging and Characterization Core specializes in microscopy for visualization of materials at a scale ranging from millimeter to single cell level, providing a wide spectrum of imaging and characterization capabilities. The imaging core provides expertise and state-of-the-art equipment to support and complement the activities of other CBOTH Cores.

In addition to experimental consultation, services include bright field and fluorescence microscopy; NIR-II imaging in the second biological window; hyperspectral-based microscopy (CytoViva); and in vitro fluorescence imaging in the visible and near-infrared region.

Capabilities

Services Offered

• Experimental consultation
• Training on several imaging platforms microscopes, image acquisition equipment and data analysis software packages
• Bright field and fluorescence microscopy
• NIR-II (Second Biological Window)
• Hyperspectral-based microscopy
• Fluorescent in situ hybridization
• In vitro cell imaging
• In vitro assays
• In vivo imaging with NIR-II syst
• Self-operated use of imaging core equipment

Equipment

• Cytoviva Hyperspectral camera
• Cytoviva Darkfield Microscope
• Nikon Ti2-E Fluorescence Microscope w/ Incubator chamber and gas controller
• Nirvana NIR Camera teledyne
• IR dye 8000 Filter cube

Contact

For questions regarding CBOTH’s Imaging Core services, please contact:

Iqbal Hamza, PhD
Director, Imaging and Characterization Core Labs

Phone: 410-706-4533
Email: ihamza@som.umaryland.edu