Agilent BioTek Cytation C10

Features

• Cytation C10 offers affordable, benchtop confocal imaging for every laboratory
• Confocal microscopy enables improved image quality and analysis, revealing a level of detail in samples that is not possible with widefield optics
• High-quality optical components, including the Hamamatsu sCMOS Orca camera, Semrock filters, Olympus objectives, and other well-known brands, allow the capture of stunning, publication-quality images
• Water-immersion objectives to capture more light with lower exposure times
• Combination of spinning disk confocal and widefield imaging plus multimode reader, allows the Cytation C10 to be ready for any assay with a modular, upgradable design
• An available 60 µm deep sectioning disk (DSD) allows a clear view into thicker samples
• Widefield imaging allows for faster acquisition of large samples at lower magnification, while confocal images small intracellular details or 3D samples, and both modes together provide highly multiplexed, multiparameter imaging experiments
• Environmental controls, including incubation and CO₂/O₂ control and monitoring, facilitate live cell imaging
• Imaging plus multimode detection and the hit-picking function quickly prescreen the microplate with the plate reader optics, then automatically image the samples that meet your hit criteria, saving time and data storage capacity
• Variable bandwidth, quad monochromator plate reader optics enhance assay performance, including increased sensitivity and specificity
• Combination of confocal and widefield imaging with multimode detection increases productivity with the ability to be ready for any application

How It Works

Confocal: Improved image quality and analysis

Confocal microscopy can enable you to see a level of detail in your samples that is not possible with widefield optics. Not only can you obtain improved image quality, you can also get improved quantification and analysis with confocal images and Gen5 software.

High-quality optical components

High-quality objectives, filters, and other components including the Hamamatsu sCMOS Orca camera, Semrock filters, Olympus objectives, and other well-known brands. These components enable the capture of stunning, publication-quality images.

Water-immersion objectives decrease exposure times

Water-immersion objectives capture more light with lower exposure times, reducing the potential for phototoxicity and photobleaching in live cells. The increased signal enables more detailed analyses without increasing gain and noise. Cells captured with 40x air (left), 40x water (right) using identical exposure settings.

Applications

Confocal: Improved image quality and analysis

Confocal microscopy can enable you to see a level of detail in your samples that is not possible with widefield optics. Not only can you obtain improved image quality, you can also get improved quantification and analysis with confocal images and Gen5 software.

High-quality optical components

High-quality objectives, filters, and other components including the Hamamatsu sCMOS Orca camera, Semrock filters, Olympus objectives, and other well-known brands. These components enable the capture of stunning, publication-quality images.

Water-immersion objectives decrease exposure times

Water-immersion objectives capture more light with lower exposure times, reducing the potential for phototoxicity and photobleaching in live cells. The increased signal enables more detailed analyses without increasing gain and noise. Cells captured with 40x air (left), 40x water (right) using identical exposure settings.

Agilent BioTek Cytation C10 Confocal Imaging Reader - Confocal & Widefield Microscopy