Stereo Microscope Objective: Observing Specimens in Aqueous Solution

Leica Microsystems introduces the Planapo 2.0x Corr objective for its M series stereo microscope, specifically for the use with specimens immersed in aqueous solution.

With this objective, users can obtain pin sharp visualization of specimens with up to a 5 mm water column between the specimen and the objective. The objective solves a problem many stereo microscope users have: Observing specimens in aqueous solution deteriorates im­age quality due to the refractive index mismatch between water and the air surrounding the microscope objective.

As the refrac­tive index can be compensated with the objective, interesting structures cannot be misread due to aberrations any more.