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DIY Microscopy WiSe 2013/2014

Course Diary

30. October 2013

First self-built microscope prototype using a lense from a laser pointer
putting it on the iPhone 4 front camera, then holding the object over it.
Which is not so easy for the auto focus.

How to do it

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  Disassembling

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  Lense

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  Positioning

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Results

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  Hair

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  Fingertip

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  Cookie

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  Screwdriver handle

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  Hair

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  Hair

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6. November 2013

This time we were using again the iPhone 4 front camera with the lense from
the laser pointer but with a stage which is much better for the auto focus.
We also tried a real microscope in comparision. And discovered darkfield.[1]

Setting

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  real microscope

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  construction

Results without darkfield

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  Fly

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  Fly

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  Fly

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  Fly

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  Fly

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  Textiles

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  Textiles

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  Textiles

Results with darkfield

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  Fly

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  Fly

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  Fly

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  Textiles

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  Textiles

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  Salt

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  Salt

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Participants

• Antje
• Adriana
• Melisa
• Christian
• Sebastian

Links

http://www.instructables.com/id/10-Smartphone-to-digital-microscope-conversion/?ALLSTEPS

http://www.hackidemia.com/workshops/strawberry-dna

http://hackteria.org/wiki/index.php/DIY_microscopy

http://www.hackidemia.com/diy-microscope/

http://mateslab.weebly.com/diy-microscope-for-mobile-phones.html

http://makezine.com/projects/make-14/lensless-microscope/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA1jSlx9c30

http://www.microscopyu.com/articles/formulas/

http://www.myrmecos.net/2009/12/05/combinezp-stack-your-images-for-free/

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Restore-Improve-and-Digitize-an-old-microsc/?ALLSTEPS