Hi all,
We have a standard nitrogen laser VSL-337ND-S. It is time to exchange the plasma cartridge again.
We started to search for alternatives and are looking for a solution with lower or less expensive maintanace needs.
Currently we collected the following suggestions:
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diode lase modules (e.g. Chromalase II from Blue Sky Research or a laser diode from Nichia)
pros: small, should work forever, cheaper (about the same price as for a replacement cartridge)
cons: they do not come in a ‘ready to use’ kit for worm labs/microscopes (are there any adapters for standard microscopes?) -
using a microscope that already has a laser built in (e.g. two-photon, confocal microscope,…)
The companies selling the laser diodes cannot tell us any (worm) lab using their setup. They also cannot provide us with a demo version for testing.
We wonder, if any lab is already using laser diodes for cell ablation and what their experience is? What is your setup?
Anyone tried to use a two-photon for cell ablation?
Thanks, Andreas