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Below is a list of CTAF equipment and instruments. For any resource that is not hyperlinked below, please email Mary West or the QB3-Berkeley admin team to request access.

Human Cell Culturing Room and Equipment

  • Evos Calibration Measurements:

 

Objective Microns/Pixel
2x 4.309
4x 2.155
10x 0.862
20x 0.431
40x 0.215

Printed out at 70% (properties –> effects) for size nice for taping to side of Evos

  • EVOS xl core Quick Start Guide
  • Evos xl core User Guide
  • gentleMACS Dissociator User Manual
  • Scepter Pro Software Guide 00110230TP2 RevE
  • Scepter User Guide RevE
  • Zeiss AxioObserver A1 detailed description
  • Zeiss AxioCam MRm Info 48-0065 e

Specialized Imaging Equipment

ImageXpress Micro by Molecular Devices; Automated Epifluorescence Microscopy and Analysis Workstation

  • MetaXpress Software Analysis Guide
  • IXM objective options
  • IXM filter sets

Lionheart FX by Agilent/Biotek; Automated Inverted Epifluorescence Microscopy and Analysis Workstation for Microfluidic Devices, and Slide imaging

  • Lionheart Cell Imaging Training Guide 1321031 Rev J

Multiphoton/Confocal (Swept Field Confocal) Microscopy by Prairie Technologies

  • Ultima Manual v2.5i
  • Prairie 2P SFC Point Calibration 07032012
  • PrairieView Manual 120313
  • LaserCheck Operating Instructions RevAC

Perfusion and Heated Stage Platform by Warner Instruments/Harvard Apparatus Company

BioPlex MAGPIX Multiplex Reader by BioRad
BioPlex and pierceable seals:

  • The probe is capable of piercing through sealants, below is a list of sealants could use. Piercing the following materials, at minimum:
  • Corning Costar Aluminum Sealing Tape (Product #6570)
  • Excel Scientific AlumaSeal Films for Cold Storage (#FC100)Please note that the probe could get clogged and maintenance procedures would need to added to the protocol (for instance add wash/rinse command after every 4-5 wells or as needed).

Genomics Equipment

BioRad qPCR CFX Connect 96w

BioRad qPCR assay design optimization

BioRad Gene_Pulser with mammalian cell and bacterial/yeast shock pods

Gene Pulser XCell Manual 4006217A

Electroporation Quick Guide 4006218A.pdf

BioRad Thermal Cycler T100

T100 Instruction Manual 10020523.pdf

Histology Equipment

Cryotome Thermo “Red” 77210163 620 & E Operator Guide (Issue 2)
Microtome 386040 HM 500 OM Instruction Manual
Rotary Microtome HM 355 S Instruction Manual

Helpful Resource

Flow Cytometry Analysis and FACS sample preparation