Equipment
Listed below are the major microscopes, ancillary equipment, and facilities available to users of the Microscopy Suite. Click the equipment name for more information on each piece of equipment.
Please be aware that the ITG staff cannot respond to questions about particular pieces of equipment or software packages unless those questions are related to research conducted in the ITG laboratories. The ITG does not sell, lease, or distribute equipment or software, save that clearly marked as developed by the ITG.
Equipment
Inspection Light Microscope
Description
The Zeiss AxioScope A1 is configured to perform reflected light microscopy as well as reflected light differential-interference contrast (DIC) and reflected light dark field microscopy. Images may be acquired using a Zeiss AxioCam HRc color CCD camera. The microscope is used for individual process step inspection of MEMs devices such as microstamps or microfluidic devices, alignment of either multi layer photoresist or multiple polymer layer bonding, also final inspection and evaluation of devices. The Linkam heating/freezing microscope stage THMS600 that comes with the Raman confocal microscope can also be used on this microscope.
Features
- Zeiss AxioCam HRc camera: high resolution (up to 4164 x 3120 pixels) color CCD
- Reflected bright-field
- Reflected dark-field
- Reflected polarized light
- Transmitted bright-field
- Zeiss AxioVision Software
For additional information about this piece of equipment, see the Calendars, Contacts, and Fees pages.
| Primary Contacts | |
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| Secondary Contacts | |
| Manufacturer | Carl Zeiss, Inc. |
| Equipment Model | AxioScope A1 |
| Location | B606 E |
| Phone Numbers | (217) 333-4387, (217) 265-5071 |
Facilities
Wet Lab - B612
Bench space, fume hood, some chemicals and solvents, dual source metal evaporator, pH meter, dissecting scope, microbalance, glow discharge system, reverse osmosis water purification system, sonicator, sputter coater, critical point dryer, low speed bone saw, osmium plasma coater, and other equipment.
BL-2 Lab - B420
Bench space, biosafety cabinet for sample manipulations, centrifuge, and two incubators for short-term sample storage.
Microscopy Suite
405 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL
61801 USA
(217) 300-0566