Scientifica MicroStar Micromanipulator
Schematics
MicroStar Micromanipulator schematic - front view
MicroStar Micromanipulator schematic - side profile
MicroStar Micromanipulator schematic - birdseye view
Standard System
We can customise this system to suit your unique experimental needs. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
PatchPad or Control Cube
Accessories
For mounting a range of bars and probes.
With a v groove to hold glass capillaries.
Used to mount the MicroStar onto the Scientifica MMBP
Low-profile magnetic base to attach your MicroStar to your antivibration table or other platform.
Design & Specifications
- Number of axes: 3 orthogonal and 4th virtual
- Travel distance: 20 mm (in X and Z axes), 14 mm in (Y axis)
- Bearings: Crossed roller
- Minimum speed: 1 µm per second
- Maximum speed: 4 mm per second
- Electronic resolution: 20 nm
- Memory positions: Up to 50 on control device (unlimited via LinLab)
- Software: LinLab for Windows
Research Papers
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Functional specificity of recurrent inhibition in visual cortex
Petr Znamenskiy, Mean-Hwan Kim, Dylan R. Muir, M. Florencia Iacaruso, Sonja B. Hofer, Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel (2024). Functional specificity of recurrent inhibition in visual cortex, Neuron,Volume 112, Issue Pages 991-1000.e8, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neur....
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Modulation by neuropeptides with overlapping targets results in functional overlap in oscillatory circuit activation
Cronin, E. M., Schneider, A. C., Nadim, F., & Bucher, D. (2023). Modulation by Neuropeptides with Overlapping Targets Results in Functional Overlap in Oscillatory Circuit Activation. Journal of Neuroscience, 44(1), e1201232023. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneuro...
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Paradoxically sparse chemosensory tuning in broadly integrating external granule cells in the mouse accessory olfactory bulb
Zhang, X., & Meeks, J. P. (2020). Paradoxically sparse chemosensory tuning in broadly integrating external granule cells in the mouse accessory olfactory bulb. Journal of Neuroscience, 40(27), 5247–5263. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneuro...
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Functional organization of excitatory synaptic strength in primary visual cortex
Cossell, L., Iacaruso, M., Muir, D., Houlton, R., Sader, E., & Ko, H. et al. (2015). Functional organization of excitatory synaptic strength in primary visual cortex. Nature, 518(7539), 399-403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/natu...
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Scanning Ultrasound (SUS) Causes No Changes to Neuronal Excitability and Prevents Age-Related Reductions in Hippocampal CA1 Dendritic Structure in Wild-Type Mice
Hatch, R., Leinenga, G., & Götz, J. (2016). Scanning Ultrasound (SUS) Causes No Changes to Neuronal Excitability and Prevents Age-Related Reductions in Hippocampal CA1 Dendritic Structure in Wild-Type Mice. PLOS ONE, 11(10), e0164278. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Exclusive functional subnetworks of intracortical projection neurons in primary visual cortex
Mean-Hwan, K., Znamenskiy, P., Iacaruso, M F., Mrsic-Flogel, T D. (2015). Exclusive functional subnetworks of intracortical projection neurons in primary visual cortex. bioRxiv. https://www.biorxiv.org/conten...