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  • Imaging Data | Brain slice / In Vivo Brain / Cultured Neurons

Imaging Data | Brain slice / In Vivo Brain / Cultured Neurons

High Speed Voltage Sensitive Dye Imaging of Spontaneous Activities in Cultured Neuronal Network

Sample
Cultured Neurons
Fluorescence Dye
FluoVolt
Mapping System
MiCAM05-C35IR
Pixels
636x360
Frame Rate
277fps (3.6msec/frame)

Voltage Sensitive Dye Imaging of Brain Slice (MiCAM05-N256)

Sample
Brain Slice
Method
Electrical stimulation
Fluorescence Dye
Voltage sensitive dye (Di-4-Anepps)
Mapping System
MiCAM05-N256
Pixels
256x256
Frame Rate
1,000fps (1.0msec/frame)
Provided by
Dr. Takashi Tominaga, Institute of Neuroscience, Tokushima Bunri University

Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging of Mouse Brain Slice (MiCAM ULTIMA)

Sample
Mouse Brain Slice including Cortex and Hippocampus
Method
Electrical stimulation
Fluorescence Dye
Voltage sensitive dye (Di-4-Anepps)
Mapping System
MiCAM05-D225
Pixels
256x240 pixels
Frame Rate
1,000fps (1.0msec/frame)
Provided by
Dr. Takashi Tominaga, Institute of Neuroscience, Tokushima Bunri University

Mouse In Vivo Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging (MiCAM ULTIMA-H)

This data was obtained from a 2 month-old mouse that was under urethane anaesthesia (1.75 g/kg). A heating pad was used to maintain the measured body temperature of the mouse at 37°C. Two electrodes were inserted under the skin of the forearms to receive the electrocardiogram signal which was used to trigger the MiCAM ULTIMA acquisition.

Sample
Mouse In Vivo Bain (Somatosensory Barrel Cortex)
Method
Piezo Whisker Flick Stimulation
Fluorescence Dye
Voltage sensitive dye (RH-1691)
Mapping System
MiCAM ULTIMA
Pixels
100x100 pixels
Frame Rate
500fps (2.0msec/frame)
Provided by
Dr.Isabelle Ferezou and Dr.Carl C.H. Petersen, Brain Mind Institute, EPFL, Switzerland
Reference
Visualizing the Cortical Representation of Whisker Touch: Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging in Freely Moving Mice.
Neuron. 2006 May 18;50(4):617-29.

Rat In Vivo Optical Mapping using Voltage-Sensitive Dye (MiCAM02-HR)

Sample
Rat In Vivo Bain (Insular Cortex)
Method
Electrical stimulation (a train of 5 stimuli with 20msec interval)
Fluorescence Dye
Voltage sensitive dye (RH-1691)
Mapping System
MiCAM02-HR
Frame Rate
250fps (4.0msec/frame)
Provided by
Dr.Satoshi Fujita and Dr.Masayuki Kobayashi, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Japan
Reference
Spatiotemporal dynamics of excitation in rat insular cortex: intrinsic corticocortical circuit regulates caudal-rostro excitatory propagation from the insular to frontal cortex.
Neuroscience. 2009 Oct 1.

Rat Cortex Slice Optical Mapping using Voltage-Sensitive Dye (MiCAM02-HR)

Membrane potential imaging of rat cortex slice with MiCAM02-HR camera. Temporal resolution is 384x256 pixels and frame rate is 7.0msec/frame.

Sample
Rat Cortex Slice
Method
Electrical stimulation
Fluorescence Dye
Voltage sensitive dye Di-4-ANEPPS
Mapping System
MiCAM02-HR
Frame Rate
143fps (7.0msec/frame)
Provided by
Dr.Takashi Tominaga and Dr.Michinori Ichikawa, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN

Ultra High Speed Optical Mapping (10,000fps) of Rat Hippocampus Brain Slice

Action potential propagation was recorded at 0.1msec/frame. 10,000fps recording allows us to identify presynaptic activity and postsynaptic activity separately.

Sample
Rat Hippocampus Slice
Method
Electrical stimulation
Fluorescence Dye
Voltage sensitive dye Di-4-ANEPPS
Mapping System
MiCAM ULTIMA
Frame Rate
10,000fps (0.1msec/frame)
Provided by
Dr.Takashi Tominaga and Dr.Michinori Ichikawa, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN
  • High Speed Imaging of Membrane Potential using Voltage Sensitive Dye
  • What is Voltage Sensitive Dye?

what is voltage sensitive dye?

Voltage-sensitive dye changes its absorbance and fluorescence intensity when membrane potential changes in a stained brain or heart tissue.

By using voltage-sensitive dyes as chemical probes and capturing changes in light intensity with the use of a high-speed imaging device, it is possible to image in real time the activity of where, when, and how much excitation or inhibition occurred, in the brain and heart.

Product suitable for this kind of application

  • High Speed Imaging System
  • MiCAM03-N256
MiCAM03-N256
BV Workbench

MiCAM03-N256 is a high-speed optical mapping system that captures and visualizes small changes in fluorescence intensity from biological samples stained with fluorescent probes, such as voltage sensitive dyes and calcium dyes.

Spatial Resolution : 
128x128 - 256x256 pixles
(32x32 pixels - 256x256 pixles with option)
Maximum Frame Rate : 
1,000fps
(20,000 fps available with option)
Up to 2 camera heads can be used with completely synchronization.
  • Ultra-High Sensitivity, Wide-Field Imaging System
  • MiCAM03-C35IR
MiCAM03-C35IR
BV Workbench

MiCAM03-C35IR is an optical mapping system equipped with a large 35mm full-size CMOS sensor, which has a spatial resolution of 2,160x1,280 pixels.

This model uses an ultra-high sensitive CMOS sensor which has large pixels, uses low noise technology, and has > 80% quantum efficiency. This makes it possible to image dim fluorescent samples at wide fields of view.

Wide Field of View : 
35mm full-size CMOS sensor
(47.7 mm diagonal)
Spatial Resolution : 
2,160x1,280 pixels
Maximum Frame Rate : 
277.8 fps at 1,212x360 pixels
Applications
  • Voltage Imaging
  • Calcium Imaging
  • GCaMP Imaging
  • Intrinsic Signal Imaging
  • Mesoscope Imaging

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