MTC1.1 High-resolution optical microscopy

Key instruments:

Instrument: Sp8 Confocal Microscope

Comprises 3 Hyde Detectors, increased resolution by adaptive deconvolution, climate chamber for live cell imaging

Principal investigator Prof. Dr. Andreas Bausch
PI's field of research Biophysics
Contact person Prof. Dr. Andreas Bausch
Tel. +49 89 289 12480
Availability cooperation & pay-by-use
Lead time depending on sample

Instrument: Multicolor TIRF Microscope with FRAP Laser

Principal investigator Prof. Dr. Andreas Bausch
PI's field of research Biophysics
Contact person| Prof. Dr. Andreas Bausch
Tel. +49 89 289 12480
Availability cooperation & pay-by-use
Lead time depending on sample

Instrument: STORM based superresolution microscope (STORM-GSD)

Principal investigator Prof. Dr. Andreas Bausch
PI's field of research Biophysics
Contact person Prof. Dr. Andreas Bausch
Tel. +49 89 289 12480
Availability cooperation & pay-by-use
Lead time depending on sample

Instrument: Lumicks Optical Tweezers

Optical tweezers setup for single molecule mechanics measurements in aequeous solutions with integrated microfluidics with in situ change of solution conditions for one single molecule

Typical applications: study of the mechanics and kinetics of folding and binding of single protein, DNA or RNA molecules under different solution conditions.

Principal investigator Prof. Dr. Matthias Rief
PI's field of research Molecular Biophysics
Contact person Dr. Günther Woehlke
Tel. +49 89 289 12486
E-Mail guenther.woehlke@tum.de
Availability cooperation & pay-by-use
Lead time depending on project

Instrument: Optical Tweezers with frequency detection, low drift

Optical tweezers setup for single molecule mechanics measurements in aequeous solutions (own development), high-frequency quasi-peak detector

Typical applications: Study of mechanics and kinetics of folding and binding of single protein, DNA or RNA molecules at high temporal resolution

Principal investigator Prof. Dr. Matthias Rief
PI's field of research Molecular Biophysics
Contact person Dr. Günther Woehlke
Tel. +49 89 289 12486
E-Mail guenther.woehlke@tum.de
Availability cooperation
Lead time depending on project

 

Instrument: DNA PAINT/FRET

Single molecule fluorescence microscopy setup, realized in the form of an inverted microscope with objective-type TIRF excitation. Capable of single molecule FRET measurements and super-resolution imaging via DNA-PAINT (excitation wavelengths: 488nm, 532nm, 642nm. Objective: 100x)

Typical applications: DNA nanotechnology and DNA nanorobotics.

Principal investigator Prof. Dr. Friedrich Simmel
PI's field of research Synthetic Biological Systems
Contact person Dr. Enzo Kopperger
Tel. +49 89 289 12480
E-Mail enzo.kopperger@tum.de
Availability cooperation
Lead time 4 weeks

Instrument: AFM Asylum Cypher

For the imaging and biological and non-biological sample topography including environmental control (temperature, aqueous or gaseous), with special cantilevers high-speed scanning possible (> 1 fps), additional imaging modes such as KPFM, MFM, etc., photothermal actuation of cantilever (optional).

Principal investigator Prof. Dr. Friedrich Simmel
PI's field of research Biological Systems
Contact person Dr. Tobias Pirzer
Tel. +49 89 289 11609
Availability cooperation
Lead time depending on experiment

Instrument: neaspec neaSNOM

Combines Atomic Force Microscopy with optical imaging for imaging and spectroscopy in the visible, infrared and terahertz spectral region at 10 nm spatial resolution.

Principal investigator Prof. Dr. Christian Back
PI's field of research Functional Spin Systems
Contact person Dr. Thomas Meier
Tel. +49 89 289 12403
E-Mail thomas2.meier@tum.de
Availability cooperation
Lead time 4 weeks