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The Integrated Microscopy Center (IMC) is a resource facility of the University of Memphis. It provides expertise in the
use of microscopy to students, faculty and researchers at the University of Memphis
and throughout the immediate area.
The IMC houses light microscopes and electron microscopes and ancillary equipment
sample preparation. It is located on the ground floor of the Life Sciences Building.
The IMC 14-room suite of specially designed rooms with about 2,900 square feet. The
IMC operates on a fee-for-service basis. more about the IMC...
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Announcements
The IMC has acquired a Nikon A1 confocal fluorescence microscope equipped with four laser lines, a high-speed resonant laser, high-resolution non-resonant scanner, an enhanced spectral detector, an environmental chamber for live cell imaging, and capacity for Normanski and polarization microscopy (August 2011)
By the beginning of 2012, the IMC will also include a 1200 sq. ft. microlithography laboratory, consisting of a 380 sq. ft. class 1000 clean room adjoined by a clean vestibule The microfabrication lab will be equipped with an AJA Orion . sputtering system, mask aligner, plasma etcher and spinner, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). A dedicated technician will maintain the equipment and assist users in their operation.
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