The stage in IRIS is compatible with any plate or dish format.

IRIS can image only 1 field of view at a time. You can image other areas of your cultures, but it requires manual movement of the plate.

Coming generations of the systems will include additional fluorescences. But for now, IRIS will only have GFP. Addition of fluorescence filter or modification of internal components is not recommended under any circumstances.

Excessive exposure time can be detrimental to cell growth. IRIS uses computational phase imaging which exposes the cells to less than 0.5s of led light for acquisition. You will have full control over the frame rate of acquisition, increasing it to as high as every 5 minutes or as low as every 24hrs. Therefore, the cell culture is not technically exposed to light continuously to the scale that eventually damages the cells.

IRIS leverages sensitive RH sensor to actively maintain the level of humidity to the optimal value. Although current version of IRIS does not support active, precise control of RH, it constantly monitors the RH concentration, and send notifications to researchers if the value drops below the lower limit. Upon receiving the notification, researchers can replenish the complimentary water pan.