{"id":8027,"date":"2025-04-21T15:25:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bric\/?p=8027"},"modified":"2025-04-21T15:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:26:06","slug":"flat-panel-imaging-now-available-at-bric-sai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bric\/flat-panel-imaging-now-available-at-bric-sai\/","title":{"rendered":"Flat panel imaging now available at BRIC SAI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sapphire Biomolecular Imager (Azure Biosystems Inc.) is a tabletop imaging system capable of providing near-infra-red (NIR) fluorescent imaging and phosphor imaging. It features a unique design where spectrally separated solid state lasers in combination with Avalanche Photodiodes (APD) are used to detect fluorescent signals. The system also integrates the Photomultiplier tube (PMT) for high gain amplification for phosphor imaging capability.\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7976 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/843\/2025\/03\/Sapphire-Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/843\/2025\/03\/Sapphire-Image.jpg 349w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/843\/2025\/03\/Sapphire-Image-300x285.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Main Imaging Features<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wide linear dynamic range: at least 5 orders of<br \/>\nmagnitude.<\/li>\n<li>High sensitivity: detecting at femtogram levels for fluorescent applications<\/li>\n<li>High Resolution: adjustable resolution from 1000 micron to 10 microns, making it ideal for scanning slides and arrays<\/li>\n<li>Two-channel NIR imaging capability: Two fluorescent solid-state laser diodes at 685 nm and 784 nm with 3nm narrow band<\/li>\n<li>Phosphor imaging capability: using laser light and PMT detector, providing high resolution imaging of phosphor screen at 25 um resolution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on the Sapphire system please email us at bricsai@unc.edu or check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bric\/small-animal-imaging\/sai-equipment\/flat-panel-imaging\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sapphire Biomolecular Imager (Azure Biosystems Inc.) is a tabletop imaging system capable of providing near-infra-red (NIR) fluorescent imaging and phosphor imaging. 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