Laser Microdissection

  • UV-A pulsed dissection laser with less than 1µm diameter
  • dissects fresh/live and fixed/embedded material in a freely selectable region of interest
  • contact-free catapult transfer into collection device

PALM

 Kidney laser microdissection

Kidney tissue section on a MembraneSlide (Source: Carl Zeiss)

1 outline of selected cell area

2 laser cutting of area

3 slide after laser action

4 selected cell area inside the collection device

 

 


Alexander Schulz, - last update:27 May 2012
Laser Microdissection

PALM-Microbeam, Carl Zeiss

 

Location

Frederiksberg Campus, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Thorvaldsensvej 40, stair 4, 1. Floor, room R121

 

Typical applications

Collection of genetic material and metabolite contents from single cells or small cell groups and transfer into collection device for further analysis such as RT-PCR and mass spectrometry

  

Consultation and collaboration

 

Training and problem reporting

 

Booking

online via PPMS

 

For time fees, contact Kirsten Jørgensen!