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Hi,

I find LED-based illumination an important 
advance for fluorescence microscopy. For in vivo 
work, I guess that LED-based systems will be more 
popular when existing "LED lines" more precisely 
match excitation maxima of currently used 
fluorescent proteins, especially CyanFP.

best regards,


At 15:02 06/11/2007, you wrote:
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>Hi Glen,
>The argument for LED systems is very strong on reliability and operational
>costs and is continually improving with regard to performance, measured in
>choice of wavelengths and intensity.
>I assume that in your confocal set-up you are only using the mercury based
>bulb system to check and align samples and that you only need excitation
>regions that match the laser lines you are using. An LED system that you
>can switch on and off as you please is ideal for such applications and a
>very cost effective replacement to bulbs.
>Commercial bit:
>We have only recently included 445nm and 505nm options to our range. Now
>users can choose from 7 options of 400nm, 445nm, 465nm, 505nm, 525nm,
>595nm, and 635nm.
>I will contact you directly with more commercial information.
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Gerry
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