Northwestern University Cell Imaging Facility

Director    Teng-Leong Chew, Ph.D.

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Instruments:

Laser Scanning Confocal

Photo-activation & Conversion

Spinning Disc Confocal

Fluor. Emission Fingerprinting

Nuance Spectral Unmixing System

Total Internal Reflection Fluor. 

Axioskop Fluo. Microscope

Microinjector

Rotary Shadowing System

Ultramicrotomes

Trans. Electron Microscopes

Software:

MetaMorph 6.0

Volocity 2.0

Zeiss LSM 510 Software

Zeiss Image Examiner

Resources:

Publications

Links

Technical Tips

References and Books

 

 

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Gelvatol Recipe (courtesy of Goldman's Lab):

Step I
Make 100 ml solution containing  0.14M NaCl and 0.01M KH2PO4/Na2HPO4, pH 7.2
To the 100 ml solution, slowly add 25 g polyvinyl alcohol while stirring (total volume will be more than 100ml)
Stir over night
Adjust pH to 7.2 the next day.

Step II
Add 50ml Glycerol to the solution above and stir over night (at least 16 Hours)
Spin to remove undissolved particles
Make aliquots
Store airtight, at least 4 C or colder.

Store opened vials at RT.