PALM MicroTweezers

• Contact-free, non-invasive sample manipulation in 3D
• Trap, position or sort microscopic objects
  
• Intuitive dual-beam operation with click & trap functionality

• Combined micromanipulation and high end imaging workstation
• Compatible with other ZEISS solutions such as PALM MicroBeam
• Applications range from micromanipulation, cell-cell interactions, cell sorting to quantitative force measurements

PALM MicroTweezers are the ideal solution when you demand a high-precision tool for the separation and manipulation of particles at the cellular and sub-cellular level. They are very intuitive and allow you to trap, move and position microscopic objects, such as red blood cells or bacteria.
Optical tweezers use the force field of a highly focused laser beam to generate an optical trap. This allows for precise micro-manipulation without mechanical contact. Our system uses an infrared laser with a wavelength of 1064nm to minimize effects on your live samples.

The software module Force Measurement allows not only the manipulation of microscopic particles with optical tweezers, but also the quantitative measurement of forces relevant to various disciplines of life science research.

The intuitive software is easy to use and offers flexible functionality and experimental freedom ranging from sperm motility measurements to the characterization of plasma membrane properties, molecular binding forces, or cell elasticity measurements.

• Ease of use with Click&Trap function
• Automated trap stiffness calibration routines
• No detector alignment necessary
• Real-time visual representation of calibration and experimental data
• All images and associated data are saved for complete documentation