Olympus America is likewise hardly a newcomer to microscopy, although the newly launched OV100 and IV100 systems represent their first foray into in vivo imaging
The OV100 benefits from innovative macro lenses with optimized light-gathering capabilities
"They've been designed to have a long working distance so that you can get an animal under the optics," says Angela Goodacre, group manager of applications systems at Olympus
"And in line with our other UIS2 microscope objectives, the glass and coatings have been optimized to go out to the near-infrared region,"
Conversely, the laser-scanning IV100 is designed for intravital imaging within the body cavity, and takes advantage of a set of specially designed microprobe lenses