Difference between revisions of "Foldscope"
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The first Foldscope was developed at Stanford, by the group of Manu Prakash, and was published in PLOS [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0098781# PLOSOne]. | The first Foldscope was developed at Stanford, by the group of Manu Prakash, and was published in PLOS [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0098781# PLOSOne]. | ||
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* [@AGIRgenomes Twitter @AGIRgenomes] | * [@AGIRgenomes Twitter @AGIRgenomes] | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 20 May 2017
The Genomic Integrity team has been looking into the best ways to get the cheek cell assays to be really DIYbio (or DIT research!) and has been testing open-source imaging methods at Hackuarium:
Inspiration
Many DIY microscopes exist already. This page from Hackteria describes a few... The first Foldscope was developed at Stanford, by the group of Manu Prakash, and was published in PLOS PLOSOne.
First Tests
The first attempts to make Foldscopes relied on a vector graphic file found on the internet in Oliver Bosewell's blog. We used the laser-cutter in the maker space (Made@UC) to cut the pattern, and simple glass beads for lenses. Even though the beads were 'up-cycled' from microbiology experiments (even scratched), the results seemed promising enough that lenses were ordered.
Steiner School Student visit
Further information
- website - Action for Genomic Integrity through Research!
- [@AGIRgenomes Twitter @AGIRgenomes]