CICERO

Confocal imaging system from Crest Optics

A flexible, compact but full-fledged spinning-disk confocal imager, CICERO makes high-end fluorescence imaging accessible to every laboratory enabling a variety of applications.

  • Compatibility with all major inverted and upright microscopes
  • Utilization of full field of view in sCMOS cameras
  • Support for a laser light source or a LED light source
  • Movable disk for widefield imaging
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The CICERO Confocal Imager

CICERO is a complete widefield and spinning disk solution which can be integrated into any imaging setup, transforming it into a user-friendly and reliable confocal system for the life sciences.

A CICERO spinning disk solution delivers fast image acquisition speed and sensitivity, easily enabling live cell imaging and large-scale 3‐D object imaging. CICERO’s large field of view allows capture of large samples in a single frame; it also minimizes the number of acquisitions in slide scans.

Cortical organoid dual‐channel Z-series acquisition
Cortical organoid. MIP of a large image. Dual‐channel Z‐stack acquisition using 20× Air objective.

CICERO is compatible with both LED and laser as illumination source. Moreover, its wide spectral range enables a large variety of applications. These characterisics allow CICERO to address both entry-level and challenging applications.

Rat brain tissue section multi‐channel acquisition
Rat brain tissue section. MIP of a large multi‐channel acquisition using 20× Air objective.

Features

Feature Detail
High‐speed Disk Nipkow disk rotates at 15,000 revolutions per minute, providing for fast acquisitions.
Field of View Up to 22 mm
Bypass Mode Manual positioning: disk used for confocal imaging, disk bypassed for widefield imaging
Light Source Multichannel LED via 3 mm light guide
Multimode laser via SMA fiber
Spectral Range Excitation: 390–750 nm
Emission: 430–850 nm
Camera C‐mount camera
Resolution ( FWHM) Lateral: ~230 nm (100×/1.45NA objective)
Axial: ~600 nm (100×/1.45NA objective)
Software VisiView
Micro‐Manager
Volocity
Software Development Kit available on request
Configurations Inverted and upright microscopes
Weight 16.8 lbs; 7.65 kg
Dimensions (W×L×H) 166.20×234×228.60 mm
6.54×9.21×9 in

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