Revolution

The Revolution WD and XD are Andor’s portfolio of flexible system solutions focused on live cell imaging. At the heart of our systems is the CSU spinning disk technology from Yokogawa®, the industry leader in this technology, broadly considered the best choice for sensitive live-cell confocal imaging.

For a guide to help you identify which Revolution system is for you please view our Flow Diagram or alternatively search by Application Table

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WD System
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Laser-based
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XDh System
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Laser-based
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XDi System
Systems
Laser-based
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XDv System
Systems
Laser-based
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Custom XD System
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Laser-based
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The Revolution WD and XD

The only solution when life is so precious

The Revolution WD delivers an outstanding field of view combined with unrivalled depth of focus, ideal for large or thick specimens. With a new disk design the Revolution WD produces high contrast imaging from low to high magnification, supporting the broadest range of samples and applications than ever before. This is the perfect choice for neuroscience, developmental biology, embryology, stem cell research, in-vivo imaging and core facilities.

In the Revolution XD we have integrated the CSU-X into a solution that offers the highest speeds and sensitivity for live cell imaging, optimized for high magnification cellular studies. The XD range is ideal for fast imaging applications such as vesicle tracking, calcium imaging, and cell motility.

In offering the new Neo sCMOS and iXon Ultra EMCCD with the Revolution XD and WD range we can offer unprecedented versatility for your research needs, meeting high speed and high resolution demands. We also manufacture many complementary devices such as laser combiners, camera adapters and our active illumination portfolio. Therefore, we offer the full complement of tools for your research needs, ensuring optimum performance and support.

Features Benefits
Yokogawa CSU-X1 spinning disk confocal unit 
Ultimate in high speed and low phototoxicity for live cell imaging
iXon EMCCDs with highest sensitivity and speeds
Detect weak signals, minimize bleaching and toxicity, maximize temporal resolution
sCMOS cameras
Nyquist sampling with sensitivity for high resolution confocal imaging
TuCam dual camera adapter Full frame dual wavelength capture and anisotropy studies (e.g. homo-FRET). Combine sCMOS with EMCCD on a single system
Andor 6-line Laser Combiner with active blanking
Cover a broad range of fluorophores. Reduced photobleaching and toxicity
Andor Multi-Port Unit Utilize imaging wavelengths for FRAPPA and TIRF devices. Application flexibility minimizing laser costs 
Photo-stimulation tools for bleaching, activating, switching, ablating, perturbing, uncaging
Reveal the detail behind cellular dynamics across a broad range of models and applications, including optogenetics
Andor Precision Control Unit Fast multidimensional imaging, and additional peripheral device communication and control
Configuration flexibility
Application focused configurations
Open hardware architecture
Easy to upgrade in the future and so grow with your research requirements
Broad software compatibility
Offering you a choice to run your Revolution XD on your preferred software platform
Multimedia Library
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Publications Database
A single Drosophila embryo extract for the study of mitosis ex vivo
An inverse relationship to germline transcription defines centromeric chromatin in C. Elegans.
Automated region of interest analysis of dynamic Ca2+ signals in image sequences
The Role of Actin Turnover in Retrograde Actin Network Flow in Neuronal Growth Cones
Galectin 8 targets damaged vesicles for autophagy to defend cells against bacterial invasion
Drosophila neuroblasts retain the daughter centrosome
Observing GLUT4 Translocation in Live L6 Cells Using Quantum Dots
Clustering heterochromatin: Sir3 promotes telomere clustering independently of silencing in yeast
POLO ensures chromosome bi-orientation by preventing and correcting erroneous chromosome–spindle attachments
A novel fluorescent timer based on bicistronic expression strategy in Caenorhabditis elegans
Sequence-dependent sorting of recycling proteins by actin-stabilized endosomal microdomains
The interphase microtubule aster is a determinant of asymmetric division orientation in Drosophila neuroblasts
The Journal of Cell Biology
TORC2 Plasma Membrane Localization Is Essential for Cell Viability and Restricted to a Distinct Domain
Functional architecture of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate signaling in restricted spaces of myoendothelial projections