APX100
Benchtop Fluorescence Microscope
Exceptional Imaging Made Easy
The APEXVIEW APX100 benchtop fluorescence microscope makes it fast and simple to acquire expert-quality microscope images. Built with renowned Olympus optics, an intuitive user interface, a powerful AI, and a suite of smart features, the APX100 system combines the ease of use of an all-in-one-microscope with high-quality image data to fit your research needs.
Stay Focused on Your Research
The APX100 all-in-one microscope’s smart sample navigator and fast autofocus enable you to spend less time searching for samples and more time collecting data.
Publication-Quality Images in a Few Clicks
The APX100 microscope is built with the same quality optics and technology as our high-end systems, so you can be confident in the quality of your images.
Fast, Efficient Microscope Data Management
The system keeps your data organized and acquisition parameters saved for future reference.
I have been genuinely pleased with the APX100 performance so far in a busy, diverse laboratory. It is feeding data to multiple in-house projects, as well as helping us set up capabilities for new academic collaborations. The options for upgrades are very good, with the advantage of a lower capital expenditure investment.
Mark Taylor, PhD
Fermentation Lead
Marlow Ingredients
Applied Technologies
Automatic Sample Detection
Place your sample in the sample holder, and the smart sample navigator automatically acquires a macro image. The AI then locates your sample on the slide and automatically positions it above the objective, so that you can choose the observation method and immediately begin capturing images.
Simple Layout and Workflow Maximize Efficiency
Designed for simplicity, using the APX100 microscope is as easy as loading your sample, closing the lid, and pushing a button.
- Clear software layout and streamlined workflow
- Begin imaging with very little training
High-Speed Autofocus
With an autofocus up to twelve times faster than conventional autofocus algorithms, you can locate the imaging plane quickly.
Gradient Contrast
Acquiring sharp images at the edges of a well in a multi-well plate can be challenging. The contrast is poor even when using oblique contrast, and DIC does not work well with plastic containers. Using our unique gradient contrast method, you can capture sharp images in a wider area and with higher contrast than the conventional method.
- Works with any Olympus objective
- Less affected by the meniscus, container lids, and water droplets
- Can be used with glass- and plastic-bottom dishes and multi-well plates
- Image through the plastic lids of Petri dishes and multi-well plates, reducing the risk of contamination
Improve Your Experiment with Gradient Contrast | APX100 Microscope
Clearer Images with Motorized Spherical Aberration Correction
Account for the thickness of your cover glass quickly and simply with the system’s motorized spherical aberration correction.
- No more manual correction collar adjustments
- Motorized adjuster is easy to set up and control
- Choose presets for glass or plastic containers or make custom adjustments
Photobleaching Prevention Mode Tools for Clearer Images
The APX100 system’s photobleaching prevention mode minimizes light exposure and phototoxicity. The fluorescence illuminator only emits excitation light for the time it takes to acquire the image. The static image is then displayed on the screen, providing time to take measurements or evaluate captures.
Reduces the Halo Effect in Phase Contrast Imaging
The system can reduce the halo-like artifacts that are sometimes visible in phase contrast observations, making sample structures easier to observe.
Automated Correction for Uneven Samples
The built-in focus map allows you to set different focal planes for imaging while also correcting for sample tilt. Obtain sharp stitched images with no focus shift, even for thick, uneven samples.
A Line 20X Objective for Plastic Containers
The A Line 20X phase contrast objective with a numerical aperture of 0.7 enables bright, high-resolution imaging of cells in plastic dishes.
