Confocal fluorescence microscope with super-resolution capability (STimulated Emission Depletion, STED) yields images with a resolution higher than 50 nm and allows to observe fine details in live cells and tissue samples. The microscope has many capabilities, including:
- two STED lasers (592 nm and 775 nm) for simultaneous imaging of two fluorescent molecules in super-resolution mode
- 3D super resolution mode
- Excitation laser with excitation wavelength adjustable in 440-790 nm range ("White Light Laser")
- Time-correlated single photon counter (TC-SPC) for Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS)
- Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM)
BBCE projekta galvenais uzdevums ir izveidot Baltijas Biomateriālu ekselences centru progresīvai biomateriālu pētniecībai, kas balstīts uz ilgtermiņa stratēģisku sadarbību starp Šveices AO Research Institute Davos, Vācijas Fridriha-Aleksandra Erlangenas-Nirnbergas universitātes Biomateriālu centru, RTU Rūdolfa Cimdiņa Rīgas Biomateriālu inovāciju un attīstības centru, Latvijas Organiskās sintēzes institūtu un Rīgas Stradiņa universitāti.