Name of the equipment
Olympus CKX53 Inverted Microscope
Brand
Olympus
Description
With improved image quality and ergonomics, the Olympus CKX53 inverted microscope delivers stable performance and a comfortable workflow for a variety of cell culture needs, including live cell observation, cell sampling and handling, and image and video capture. It is equipped with 4K USB camera. Images and videos can be captured and processed with the connected PC next to it.
Specification
The Olympus CKX53 Inverted Microscope features 4 phase contrast objectives (4X, 10X, 20X and 40X) and the manual stage. It is equipped with 4K USB camera. It can capture image and video in the following resolutions:
1920 x 1080
2688 x 1512
3840 x 2160
Image can be saved as JPEG, PNG and TIFF formats. The default location of the saved image and video is Desktop\Digital Camera Image\
The detail of using the microscope camera software can be found in the PDF manual.
Remark: No fluorescence set is equipped.
Applications
It is ONLY used for viewing cell/tissue cultures of non-infectious mammalian cells or tissues origin. Viral transfected-cells, virus, bacteria, yeast and fungi-related cultures are strictly prohibited. Non-culturing work is NOT allowed to use this microscope.
Contact information
PIC: Dr. Stanley CHEUNG
Email: kwok-kuen-stanley.cheung@polyu.edu.hk
Office: TU305
