Rheo-Confocal Microscope

The Rheo-Confocal Microscope system combines an Anton Paar MCR502 WESP rheometer with an inverted Nikon Ti-Eclipse confocal microscope equipped with a spinning disk and solid-state laser system. The Rheo-Confocal system allows rheometrical measurements coupled with optical characterization of the microstructure that cannot be achieved with bright field microscope. This system is ideal for visual characterization of bacterial biofilms, intracellular dynamics, and dense particle suspensions while simultaneously conducting rheological measurements of a system.