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The optofluidic microscope images samples as they float through a tiny chamber that sits atop a metal chip. When illuminated from above, a series of holes set on the diagonal on the chip allows light to pass through the chip and onto an image sensor. Software reconstructs the image. Publication: Cui X, Lee LM, Heng X, Zhong W, Sternberg PW, Psaltis D, Yang C. Lensless high-resolution on-chip optofluidic microscopes for Caenorhabditis elegans and cell imaging. PNAS 2008 Aug 5; 105:10670--5.
The optofluidic microscope images samples as they float through a tiny chamber that sits atop a metal chip. When illuminated from above, a series of holes set on the diagonal on the chip allows light to pass through the chip and onto an image sensor. Software reconstructs the image. Publication: Cui X, Lee LM, Heng X, Zhong W, Sternberg PW, Psaltis D, Yang C. Lensless high-resolution on-chip optofluidic microscopes for Caenorhabditis elegans and cell imaging. PNAS 2008 Aug 5; 105:10670--5.
