Difference between revisions of "Foldscope"
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=Inspiration= | =Inspiration= | ||
| − | Many DIY microscopes exist already. This page from Hackteria describes a few... | + | Many DIY microscopes exist already. This page from Hackteria describes a few... <br> |
| − | The first Foldscope was developed at Stanford, by the group of Manu Prakash, and was published in | + | The first Foldscope was developed at Stanford, by the group of Manu Prakash, and was published in [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0098781# PLOSOne]. |
=First Tests= | =First Tests= | ||
| − | The first attempts to make Foldscopes relied on a vector graphic file found on the internet in Oliver Bosewell's blog. | + | The first attempts to make Foldscopes relied on a vector graphic file found on the internet in Oliver Bosewell's blog. <br> |
| − | We used the laser-cutter in the maker space (Made@UC) to cut the pattern, and simple glass beads for lenses. | + | We used the laser-cutter in the maker space (Made@UC) to cut the pattern, and simple glass beads for lenses. <br> |
| − | Even though the beads were 'up-cycled' from microbiology experiments (even scratched), the results seemed promising enough that lenses were ordered. | + | Even though the beads were 'up-cycled' from microbiology experiments (even scratched), the results seemed promising enough that low magnification (140X) borosilicate glass lenses were ordered. |
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| − | + | =Hopes to use fluorescence modules for the cheek cell assays.= | |
= Further information = | = Further information = | ||
| + | * [http://wiki.hackuarium.ch/w/AGiR!_for_genomic_integrity The project to assess your own cells for DNA damage at Hackuarium] | ||
* [http://www.genomicintegrity.org/ website - Action for Genomic Integrity through Research!] | * [http://www.genomicintegrity.org/ website - Action for Genomic Integrity through Research!] | ||
| − | * | + | * Twitter account for AGiR! @AGIRgenomes |
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[[Category:Work In Progress]] | [[Category:Work In Progress]] | ||
[[Category:Projects]] | [[Category:Projects]] | ||
Revision as of 12:51, 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 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 low magnification (140X) borosilicate glass lenses were ordered.
Steiner School Student visit
Hopes to use fluorescence modules for the cheek cell assays.
Further information
- The project to assess your own cells for DNA damage at Hackuarium
- website - Action for Genomic Integrity through Research!
- Twitter account for AGiR! @AGIRgenomes