Lux3 BR Brightfield Live-Cell Imaging System

Incubator-friendly live-cell imaging

The cell culture environment inside a stage top incubation box is generally sub-optimal for maintaining live cells. The CytoSMART Lux3 BR is designed to work inside a standard CO₂ incubator, without disturbing the internal airflow and temperature. This allows you to perform long-term cell imaging experiments at the optimum culture conditions.

Digital images suitable for scientific publications

The CytoSMART Lux3 BR is ideal for capturing crisp brightfield images and videos of living cells. The image size of 2072×2072 pixels combined with the 1.45×1.45 mm field of view provide a resolution of 0.7 µm/pixel. Even at the commonly required image resolution of 300 dpi for printed scientific publications, these images can fill the entire page width if desired, without compromising the image quality.

Remote and automated analysis of cell cultures

Images and videos of running or completed experiments can be accessed, processed, and analyzed from any desired location using the CytoSMART Cloud-based environment. Therefore, cells can be monitored without having to open the incubator, or even be in the lab. The integrated cloud-based image analysis facilitates quantification of output parameters, e.g. cell confluence or wound healing rate. The automated quantification minimizes avoidable variation and bias in the interpretation of results.

Easy to expand to a multiple-device setup

A setup with the CytoSMART Lux3 BR can be easily expanded to two or even four devices that can be operated and controlled individually via a single laptop. Since all devices of the CytoSMART Lux3 BR Duo or Multi Lux3 BR Kits can be placed directly next to each other in the same incubator, the monitored cultures are maintained in an identical culture environment. This facilitates optimal simultaneous comparison of experimental groups, with minimal variations in environmental factors, but also represents a convenient solution for large research groups.