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Medical Design & Microscopy Products

Selection Guide: Microscopy Solutions: Nanopositioning Systems & Piezo Stages

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Recent advances in medical design and related life sciences have increased the need for high-speed, high precision positioning systems. Please read on for a few examples.

PI piezo actuators are high-speed, non-magnetic devices and can be used in MRI & OCT. They can also help to sort cells rapidly. Drug screening applications demand nanoliter dispensing capabilities, yet another application where the speed and precision and extreme lifetime of PI piezo actuators excel. Piezo beam steering systems can be used to direct laser beams extremely fast and precisely.

The scanning optical microscope - one of the cutting-edge tools for DNA research - is not feasible without piezo positioning systems. PI's hexapod 6-axis robots provide the precision and flexibility to support surgeons in their craft.

Applications: PI Products for Medical Design, Biotechnology, Life Science, Medical Technology





	Models*	Description	Travel [µm]	Sensor	Dynamics*	Precision**



Superresolution Microscopy

	P-545	PI nano^TM XY(Z) low profile piezo stage for superresolution microscopy, large aperture, includes advanced controller: 24-Bit, USB, TCP/IP, RS-232 and Analog Interface M-545 manual stage option	to 200 x 200 x 200 µm	Piezo Resistive	+++oo	+++oo

	M-545	XY microscope stage with 25 x 25 mm travel shown with PI nano^TM piezo nanopositioner (200 µm motion in X, Y und Z) on top. Stiff, high-stability design, ideal basis for fast piezo scanning stages. Manual and motorized versions.	25x25 mm	-

Fastest Slide Scanner

	P-736	High-Speed piezo-driven slide scanner. 5 millisec response time. Closed-loop with piezoresistive sensors	100, 200	Piezo Resistive	+++++	+++oo

Fastest Objective Z-Positioner

	P-726	PIFOC^® high-dynamic piezo Z scanner for heavy objectives, direct metrology.	100	Capacitive	+++++	+++++

Fastest XYZ Piezo Nanopositioning Stage for Single Molecule Tracking, SM Microscopy

	P-733.2DD, P-733.3DD	High-speed scanning piezostage, XY and XYZ versions, ideal for tasks like scanning microscopy, single molecule tracking	30 x 30 (x10)	Capacitive	+++++	+++++

Optical Trapping - Highest Stability & Linearity

	P-517, P-527	Multi-axis (XY, XYZ, XYθ_z) stage 66 x 66 mm clear aperture. Faster Z than PIMars^{^TM} Stages	to 200 in XY, 20 in Z, to 4 mrad	Capacitive	+++oo	++++o

	P-561 - P-563	PIMars^{^TM} multi-axis piezostage, XY, XYZ, travel range to 300µm/axis Longer Z-Travel than P-527	to 300 x 300 x 300	Capacitive	+++oo	++++o

	E-710	Advanced digital piezo controller for optical trapping, static & dynamic linearization, 3 to 6 Channels, Capacitive Feedback, Multiple Interfaces, High Speed

Long-Travel, Self-Braking Piezo Motor Stage

	M-686	XY long travel piezo motor stage, 25x25mm extremely high stability due to autolocking ceramic motors, large aperture, linear encoder combines with PI nanopositioning / scanning stages Paper on Stability	25 x 25 mm	Linear Encoder	-	-

Economical XYZ Piezo Nanopositioning Stage

	P-545	PI nano^TM XY(Z) low profile piezo stage for superresolution microscopy, large aperture with Controller 24-Bit, USB, TCP/IP, RS-232 and Analog Interface M-545 manual stage option	to 200 x 200 x 200 µm	Piezoresistive	+++oo	+++oo

AFM, Protein Folding, DNA

	P-363	PicoCube^® XY and XYZ high-precision system for AFM, SPM, nanomanipulation; 50 picometer resolution.	5 / Axis	Capacitive	+++++	+++++

	P-313	PicoCube^® XYZ high-presision scanner for bio- / nanomanipulation. Fastest, highest resolution piezo stage.	1 x 1 x 0.8	-	+++oo	+++oo

Economical AFM

	P-620.2 - P-629.2	PIHera^® XY piezo nanopositioners, Very compact & accurate (direct metrology), long travel range.	50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 1800	Capacitive	+++oo	+++oo

Z-Stages and Objective Z-Scanners

Fastest Piezo-Focussing Objective Z-Positioner

	P-726	PIFOC^® high-dynamic piezo focussing Z scanner for heavy objectives, direct metrology.	100	Capacitive	+++++	+++++

Long Travel Objective Z-Positioner

	P-725	PIFOC^® Z objective piezo nanofocusing system, compact, light-weight, long travel ranges, QuickLock mounting system, direct metrology.	100, 250, 400	Capacitive	++ooo	+++oo

Standard Objective Positioners

	P-721.CDQ P-721.SL2	PIFOC^® Z objective piezo focussing system, very fast and accurate, with QuickLock mounting system, direct metrology.	100	Capacitive / SGS	+++oo	++++o

Well Plate Z-Stage

	P-737	PIFOC^® Z-axis microscopy piezo focussing stage for high-resolution sample positioning and scanning	100, 250, 500 µm	SGS	++ooo	+++oo

Fast Laser Beam Steering Mirrors

	S-334	Fast Piezo Steering Mirror, parallel kinematics design, very large optical deflection: 120 mrad; ultra-compact.	-	SGS	+++oo	+++oo

Other Nanopositioning Stages

	P-725.XDD	PIFOC^® Z nanopositioning and scanning system for microscope objectives, direct metrology.	20	Capacitive / SGS	+++++	+++++

	P-720	PIFOC^® Z objective piezo nanofocusing system, very compact, without sensors.	100	-	++ooo	++ooo

	P-732.ZC	High-Dynamics Vertical Z Nanopositioning/Scanning Piezostage	15	Capacitive	++++o	+++oo

	P-612.Z	Compact, Low-Cost, Z Stage	100	SGS	++ooo	++ooo

	P-541.Z	Low-profile Z-stage, 80 x 80 mm aperture, Z & Z, Tip/Tilt	100	Capacitive / SGS	++ooo	+++oo

	P-518 - P-558	Z-axis and tip/tilt platforms clear aperture, Z & Z-Tip/Tilt	to 200 in Z, 4 mrad	Capacitive	+++oo	++++o

	P-712	Compact X-scanner, fast.	30	- / SGS	+++++	++ooo

	P-714	Ultracompact XY- scanner, fast	15	SGS	+++++	++ooo

	P-612.2	Compact, low-cost, XY stage. 100 x 100 µm travel, clear aperture.	100 x 100	SGS	++ooo	++ooo

	P-541 P-542	Low profile XY scanning stage, 80 x 80 mm aperture, high-speed direct drive version available.	to 200 in XY	Capacitive / SGS	++ooo	+++oo

	P-733	XY(Z) piezo scanning piezostage, 50 x 50 mm aperture, vacuum versions available.	100 x 100 (x 10)	Capacitive	+++oo	++++o

	P-734	XY nanoscanning stage, extremely flat and straight (1 - 2 nm); 56 x 56 mm clear aperture.	100 x 100	Capacitive	+++oo	+++++

	P-915K	XYZ large (340 x 340 x 60 mm) vacuum compatible scanner, clear aperture 200 x 200 mm.	100 x 100 x 100	Capacitive	+++oo	++++o