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News Release from: Carl Zeiss | Subject: PlasDIC
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 August 2004
Hat Trick Of R And D 100 Awards For Carl
Zeiss
PlasDIC - the innovative relief contrast for routine microscopy awarded the "Oscar of Inventions" for the third year in a row.
PlasDIC - the innovative relief contrast for routine microscopy awarded the "Oscar of Inventions" For the third year in a row a Carl Zeiss Microscopy product is a winner of the coveted R and D 100 Award, which recognises the excellence and innovation of the 100 most important technical products launched worldwide
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 23 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The last few years has witnessed a rapid increase in the use of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) microscopy in cell and developmental biology laboratories to provide spatial information.
PlasDIC is the first low-cost differential interference contrast technique to allow the use of economical plastic culture vessels and slides for microscopic examinations without any loss of information.
PlasDIC differs from previous differential interference contrast techniques in eliminating the need for special condensers or compensation prisms and special objectives.
With the PlasDIC slider in place and a simple coherence diaphragm for the condenser, the specimen is illuminated with natural, non-polarised light.
This enables the use of lower-cost plastic Petri dishes with improved cell growth characteristics.
PlasDIC is easy-to-use and gives a much greater depth of focus than previous contrast methods.
This greatly enhances the routine observation of living cells and has important implications for micromanipulation treatments, such as Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI).
Typical application areas include cell biology and molecular biology laboratories at universities, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and institutes of reproductive medicine.
"This hat trick of awards, following the success of the ApoTome in 2003 and the LSM 510 META Laser Scanning Microscope in 2002, confirms the innovation strategy at Carl Zeiss," says Aubrey Lambert, marketing manager for Carl Zeiss UK.
"Particularly in the field of cutting-edge research, Carl Zeiss is succeeding in consolidating its leading market position with innovative products such as the LSM 510 META, the ApoTome and the PlasDIC technique.
Our goal remains to provide our customers with tools that enable them to perform their tasks more quickly, efficiently and successfully.".
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