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Maico MEMS Confocal Unit Product Overview

Maico is a MEMS based, resonant scanning confocal unit that is easily installed on your inverted microscope to achieve confocal fluorescence imaging. This is a true turn-key system that does not require any third-party lasers, filters, sensors, or cameras.

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Type number C15890 series
Maximum effective field of view
8.0 mm × 6.0 mm
Maximum number of pixels
1280 (H) × 960 (V)
Image size 1280 (H) × 960 (V)
1280 (H) × 480 (V)
1280 (H) × 240 (V)
Frame rate (Typ.)
960 scanning lines 19 frames/s
480 scanning lines 38 frames/s
240 scanning lines 76 frames/s
Zoom function 1×, 2×
Excitation laser¹ 405 nm, 488 nm, 561 nm, 638 nm
Laser class Class 3R
Detection wavelength
at 405 nm excitation 425 nm to 465 nm
at 488 nm excitation 510 nm to 540 nm
at 561 nm excitation 580 nm to 619 nm
at 638 nm excitation 660 nm to 730 nm
Detector² PMT, high-sensitivity GaAsP PMT
Digital output 12 bit
Image acquisition mode Single channel measurement, multiple channel sequential measurement (frame by frame), multiple channel simultaneous measurement (up to 4 channels)
Pinhole³ 3 manual selections (large/medium/small) for each wavelength
Compatible objective lens⁴ Magnification 20× to 100×
Interface USB 3.0
Output trigger connector SMA
Lens mount C-mount
Power consumption 90 VA
Ambient operating temperature +18 °C to +28 °C
Ambient operating humidity 30 % to 80 % (with no condensation)
Ambient storage temperature -10 °C to +50 °C
Ambient storage humidity 85 % (with no condensation)
¹ The C15800 series is provided with a single wavelength of 405 nm or 488nm.  Supports up to 4 wavelengths by addition of subunits.
² Equipped with the same number of lasers.
³ The pinhole size can be read out as accessory information at the time of measurement.
⁴ We recommend use of an objective lens with an image-side NA (objective lens NA/magnification) smaller than 0.0375.
  • True turn-key design
  • High-sensitivity detectors
  • High-speed scanning with MEMS mirror
  • Conventional confocal optics
  • Simultaneous four-color imaging
  • Optical sectioning
  • Live cell imaging
  • Ca 2+ imaging
  • Membrane potential dye imaging
  • Time-lapse imaging
  • 3D/4D imaging

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