Unlocking new features on Bruker ULTIMA with FLIM LABS
👩🔬👨🔬👩🔬Have you ever wondered how to upgrade a Bruker Ultima to unlock its full potential with FLIM?
Read our last article to know how the FLIM LABS upgrade kit can seamlessly transform a Bruker two-photon microscope into a powerful Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) platform.
The kit’s components are designed for a straightforward, USB-powered integration that works in parallel with the original Bruker system. This dual-operation design ensures researchers can acquire fluorescence lifetimes and perform advanced phasor analysis without disrupting the microscope’s standard functionality.
By capturing fluorescence decay instead of just intensity, the upgraded system provides a robust, concentration-independent readout. This capability is crucial for applications like label-free metabolic imaging, which uses NADH fluorescence lifetimes to differentiate between cellular processes like oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis.
Ultimately, this upgrade combines 2-photon microscopy and FLIM to create a powerful, flexible tool that significantly expands the scope of existing research.