Tissue Culture Microscopes .COM is a major supplier of microscopes for biological applications utilizing living tissue cells in petri dishes and flasks. Tissue culture specimens are often grown in petri dishes and need to be viewed from the bottom of the dish. This requires the microscope to be inverted, with the microscope objectives pointing upward, thus the name inverted tissue culture microscope. This is opposite of the orientation of the typical compound light microscope with objectives pointing downward to view the microscope slide.

A tissue culture microscope requires long working distance objective lens and condensers in order to observe through the bottom of the petri culture dish. A typical compound biological high power microscope views a thin specimen on a microscope slide with typically only a 0.17mm cover glass on the slide. These objectives are often marked 0.17mm, while the inverted tissue culture microscope may have objectives marked ‘LWD” for long working distance. The working distance of the objective is defined as the distance from the objective’s glass to the top of the specimen as it is in focus. A typical tissue culture microscope may also be fitted for phase contrast microscopy (PCM) as unstained living organisms, living cells and tissue samples are often viewed. The phase contrast feature allows greater viewing contrast for the tissue specimens that normally would appear transparent when unstained.

Applications for tissue culture microscopes may be as varied as cellular biology, molecular biology, medical diagnostics, university and college level biology classroom experiments, microbiological study, environmental research, and medical research.

Live cell cultures consist of a cell culture media like gelatin, a bacterium or fungi for creating a living tissue colony, and a culture dish for containing the biological cells as they are grown. Often, harmful bacteria or unidentified bacteria are cultured so proper identification and diagnosis of the medical condition can be achieved. The bacterium culture may require proper temperature and culture media for optimal cultivation.

We carry a variety of digital cameras to capture still and video digital files on your tissue culture microscope. Our digital USB computer connected microscope cameras can interface the microscope with the computer via the computer’s USB port.

We encourage you to contact our technical sales office today to speak to one of our trained biologists about your particular tissue culture application and how our microscopes will meet your needs.