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3D printed mods to standard microscopes to record live cell movies

Started Dec 22, 2016 | Discussions thread
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3D printed mods to standard microscopes to record live cell movies
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First time posting here, so hope this is something interesting. Sorry they didn't publish the actual plans

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161221141329.htm

In the present study, old standard inverted microscopes that are very abundant at Universities and hospitals were upgraded to high quality live imaging stations using a few 3D-printed parts, off-the-shelf electronics, and a smartphone. It was shown that the resultant upgraded systems provided excellent cell culture conditions and enabled high-resolution imaging of living cells.

"What we have done in this project isn't rocket science, but it shows you how 3D-printing will transform the way scientists work around the world. 3D-printing has the potential to give researchers with limited funding access to research methods that were previously too expensive," says Johan Kreuger, senior lecturer at the Department of Medical Cell Biology at Uppsala University.

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