Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a cuvette platform including a body having a base and at least one cuvette mounting surface positioned above and parallel to the base and comprising at least one of side retainers and corner retainers configured to retain a cuvette, at least one peripheral mounting surface extending upward from a first edge of the base forming a right angle with the base and configured to receive at least one peripheral, at least one flange extending outward from a second edge of the base forming a right angle with the base and comprising at least one mounting feature.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a tray device including a frame having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a thickness, wherein the top surface of the frame has a first recessed region having a sidewall around at least a portion of a perimeter, and a ledge extending laterally from the bottom of the sidewall of the first recessed region, wherein the sidewall defines at least a portion of a first shape, a second recessed region having a sidewall around at least a portion of a perimeter, and a ledge extending laterally from the bottom of the sidewall of the second recessed region, wherein the sidewall defines at least a portion of a second shape, and wherein the depth of the first recessed region is deeper into the thickness of the tray than the depth of the second recessed region.

Abstract: An optical system, comprises a mirror cage, a light source optically connected to a first side of the mirror cage via a first fiberoptic cable and a first collimator, an energy sensor optically connected to a second side of the mirror cage opposite the first side, a second fiber optic cable optically connected to a third side of the mirror cage via a second collimator, an avalanche photodiode (APD) optically connected to a fourth side of the mirror cage opposite the third side, and a dichroic mirror positioned within the housing at an angle relative to the first side. An automated micropipette electrode guidance system comprises the optical system as above, and a micropipette electrode connected to the optical system via the second fiber optic cable. Related methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: In some aspects, the present invention relates to a microscopy device having a body with a cavity, the cavity having a bottom and plurality of walls extending upward from the bottom, and forming an inside surface and an outside surface of the body, the cavity further comprising an opening opposite the bottom, at least one transparent window in the bottom, and an adapter extending outward from a first wall of the plurality of walls, wherein the body has a length ranging between about 10 mm and about 250 mm, a width ranging between about 10 mm and about 250 mm, and a height ranging between about 5 mm and about 100 mm.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a cuvette platform including a body having a base and at least one cuvette mounting surface positioned above and parallel to the base and comprising at least one of side retainers and corner retainers configured to retain a cuvette, at least one peripheral mounting surface extending upward from a first edge of the base forming a right angle with the base and configured to receive at least one peripheral, at least one flange extending outward from a second edge of the base forming a right angle with the base and comprising at least one mounting feature.