High-Resolution 3D Imaging

Confocal microscopy is used in live cell imaging to produce virtual 3D sections and Z stacks through individual cells or cell compounds. It is also used in dermatology for in vivo diagnostics of pathological cell alterations close to the skin surface.

Piezo-based drive solutions position the objective with a repeatability of a few nanometers over ranges of up to several hundred micrometers. The individual images are then superimposed to create a high-resolution 3D image.