Custom solutions?

At abberior, we embrace all applications and offer solutions for even the most challenging ones. Our development team has decades of experience building (superresolution) microscopes and nanoscopes. With the unprecedented flexibility offered by our modular platforms, we are prepared to address any and all your imaging concerns. We are a team of problem-solvers and, what’s more, we have fun doing what we do best.

Challenge accepted!

Background-free MATRIX STED image of actin in microvilli of Caco2 cells

MATRIX Detector

Many eyes see more than one. The MATRIX detector drastically improves signal-to-background ratio, resolution, and dynamic range.

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TIMEBOW Imaging

TIMEBOW lifetime imaging for stunning results at confocal and STED super-resolution.

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Neurons stained for spectrin and adducine

FLEXPOSURE Illumination

Brings down the light dose on your sample and lables dramatically. Key ingredient for volume and live-cell superresolution.

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xz section of a stage 17 Drosophila embryo, stained for chitin and DNA

RAYSHAPE Mirror

Dynamic aberration correction with a deformable mirror over about 200 µm z-range. 140 digital actuators adjust the mirror surface within milliseconds.

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Axial STED image of actin in mouse inner ear hair cells

EASY3D

3D-STED and aberration control, the easy way

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Three-color STED image of microtubules, myosin and actin in the growth cone of a neuron's axon

RAINBOW Detection

Continuously variable spectral detection.

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STED Lasers

All-pulsed STED lasers for maximum resolution and minimal bleaching.

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Autoalignment

Every beam in order, including pinhole and STED-shape

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Autofocus

Continuous focus-lock, even with STED

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Excitation Lasers

Pulsed excitation lasers for virtually every wavelength.

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Accessories

Things to make your life easier

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Custom upright 3D STED microscope by abberior

Custom Solutions

We offer solutions for even the most challenging applications. Everything that can be done, we will do.

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Upright EASY3D STED

abberior has developed an upright version of its INFINITY microscope with EASY3D STED. As for the inverted INFINTY, a variety of upright microscope brands and models are available for our upright platform.

Expo STED

abberior developed an Expo STED demonstrator for teaching and illustration purposes. This microscope closely models our INFINITY line in appearance and simulates various STED experiments in the software. In contrast to our real microscopes, its optics cover is made of transparent glass in order to allow an unrestricted view of the optical arrangement of the microscope, including the beam path, which is lined out with hazard-free laser sources. A touch pad allows controlling the parameters for superresolution STED nanoscopy, i.e. individual laser powers, type of sample etc.

One of our Expo STED demonstrators was on display at the Nobel Laureate exhibition in Göttingen from December 11th, 2016 till May 28, 2017. The exhibition highlighted Stefan Hell’s story of winning the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Anisotropy imaging

abberior has developed a fully motorized upgrade for polarization anisotropy measurements with our INFINITY line. It is entirely compatible with all STED imaging modes. To this end, every beam path – excitation, STED, as well as the detection beam path – is equipped with motorized polarization optics. Full software integration and a dedicated calibration procedure ensure that the user can select arbitrary polarization conditions for each beam of her INFINITY STED microscope.

  • Contact us with your customization requests
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abberior makes it possible

Dr. Andreas Schönle. Caption: Physicist, Co-Founder and passionate Photon Hunter

Why do we usually recommend APDs in our microscopes and why aren’t we worried about the supposedly lower dynamic range?

Having too many photons is never a problem. Therefore, detectors with the highest quantum efficiency are always the best choice, such as in a MATRIX array.

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Axial STED image of actin in mouse inner ear hair cells

EASY3D

3D-STED and aberration control, the easy way

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