Molecular Expressions: Microscopy Primer - Anatomy of the Mic-D Digital Microscope

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written by Michael Davidson and Thomas J. Fellers
published by the Olympus America, Inc. and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

This item is a tutorial on the MIC-D digital microscope, an inverted-illumination system suitable for use in educational or research settings. An LED housed in a rotation arm can be manipulated to illuminate specimens from a variety of off-axis angles, enhancing contrast in specimens that would be nearly invisible in standard microscopy. The tutorial gives an anatomical overview and contains detailed explanations of brightfield, darkfield, oblique, and polarized illumination techniques. This item is part of a larger collection of materials on optics and microscopy developed by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Florida State University.

Please note that this resource requires Java.

https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/olympusmicd/anatomy/index.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
General Physics - Equipment = Electronic Equipment Optics - Geometrical Optics = Optical Instruments	- Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation = Tutorial

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2002 National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Keywords:: MIC-D microscope, Simulations, digital microscopy, inverted digital microscope, microscopy, off-axis illumination, optics, tutorial
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created May 12, 2008 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: May 12, 2008 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: August 1, 2003
Other Collections:: The Physics Source

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M. Davidson and T. Fellers, Molecular Expressions: Microscopy Primer - Anatomy of the Mic-D Digital Microscope (Olympus America, Inc., Center Valley, 2002), <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/olympusmicd/anatomy/index.html>.

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Davidson, M., & Fellers, T. (2003, August 1). Molecular Expressions: Microscopy Primer - Anatomy of the Mic-D Digital Microscope. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from Olympus America, Inc.: https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/olympusmicd/anatomy/index.html

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Davidson, Michael, and Thomas J. Fellers. Molecular Expressions: Microscopy Primer - Anatomy of the Mic-D Digital Microscope. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., August 1, 2003. https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/olympusmicd/anatomy/index.html (accessed 20 January 2025).

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Davidson, Michael, and Thomas J. Fellers. Molecular Expressions: Microscopy Primer - Anatomy of the Mic-D Digital Microscope. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., 2002. 1 Aug. 2003. 20 Jan. 2025 <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/olympusmicd/anatomy/index.html>.

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