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What is Technical Cleanliness? Contamination control is a key issue in manufacturing and production. Technical cleanliness is important for the automotive, aviation and space industry, manufacturers of oils and lubricants, and medical product manufacturers. The functionality and lifetime of certain products is directly linked to the degree of surface contamination with residual dirt particles. The …

What are Trichinella? Trichinella are threadworms that can infect wildlife (including bears, foxes, and seals) and domestic animals (especially pigs, dogs, and horses). These worms are about 1mm long and can be found throughout the world. When humans consume raw or undercooked meat from an infected animal, people can be infected with Trichinosis. This disease is currently rare in humans, but testi …

Hematology is the study of blood and blood disorders. Hematologists analyze blood smears under a microscope to look for abnormalities that indicate blood disorders. What kinds of cells do they see under the microscope, and what kinds of abnormalities might be present? Blood Cell Types Blood is made up of blood cells and blood plasma. About half of blood is made of blood plasma, which contains nut …

Hematology microscopes are used to study, diagnose, treat and prevent diseases related to blood and its components such as blood cells, hemoglobin, blood proteins and coagulation of the blood. Blood and bone marrow are viewed under a hematology microscope. Hematology is the study of blood and blood disorders. Hematologists analyze blood smears under the microscope to look for abnormalities in the …

Quality microscopes are a worthwhile investment in a veterinary practice’s laboratory investigations and case management. Commonly used for urinalysis, parasitology, microbiology and cytology, veterinary microscopes can be a valuable diagnostic tool for clinics of all sizes.  Too many veterinary professionals are using old, cheaply made microscope equipment that has not been p …

Using a Microscope Eyepiece Camera A microscope eyepiece camera can easily turn a monocular or binocular microscope that does not have a camera port into a digital microscope. A fairly inexpensive way to upgrade an older microscope that does not have a camera port, also known as a trinocular port, is by simply adding an eyepiece camera. The eyepiece camera drops into an eyetube with inside diamete …

Increase Microscope Resolution with Microscope Immersion Oil Microscope objectives are intended to image specimens either through air or a medium of higher refractive index between the front lens and the specimen. A gain in resolution by a factor of about 1.5 is attained when immersion oil is substituted for air as the imaging medium. Immersion oil contributes to two characteristics of the image v …

Microscope Contrast Techniques When using a microscope with brightfield, some samples will have a natural contrast that is easily viewed, such as bright plants and flowers, metals, and pigments. Some samples can be stained to increase the microscope contrast. However, low contrast samples such as unstained bacteria, thin tissue slices, live cells, or reflective metal parts require the use of addit …

Zeiss Live Cell Culture Inverted Microscopes The Zeiss Primovert inverted microscopes can fit directly inside your Laminar Flow Box. Examine unstained cells in phase contrast and GFP-labeled cells in fluorescence quickly and efficiently. The Zeiss Primovert microscope is designed especially for cancer and genetic research. Top 5 Features of Zeiss Primovert Microscope: Easily switch from phase con …

Bougainvillea Under the Microscope Bougainvillea is a vine that grows anywhere from 3-39 feet in height, with pink, yellow and sometimes white flowers. These plants are popular in warm climates. Flowers are best viewed under stereo microscopes. Thank you to Kiran for providing these images captured under the microscope at 10x and 45x. Bougainvillea under the microscope at 10x. Photo credit: Kiran …

Zeiss Primostar 3 Microscopes The Zeiss Primostar 3 microscopes were designed for teachers, students, and clinical labs. This video shows some of the features of the Zeiss Primostar 3 microscopes.   Binocular Fixed Köhler iPlan Achromat Microscope   The Zeiss Primostar 3 binocular fixed Köhler microscope has the following features: iPlan Achromat Objectives 4x, 10x, 40x, (op …

USP 751 Test Microscope: Metal Particles in Ophthalmic Ointments The USP 751 test was designed to limit to a level considered to be unobjectionable, the number and size of discrete metal particles that may occur in ophthalmic ointments. USP 751 Test Procedure The USP 751 test procedure requires extruding the contents of 10 tubes individually into separate, clear, flat-bottom 60mm petri dishes that …

Spirogyra Algae Under the Microscope Spirogyra is a green algae commonly found in freshwater habitats. There are more than 400 species of Spirogyra in the world. Spirogyra measures 10-100µm in width and may be several centimeters in length. Thank you to Kiran for providing these images captured under the microscope at 100x. Photo credit: Kiran     Photo credit: Kiran     …

Different Types of Microscopes Explained The microscopes described below each create their image in a different way. The most commonly used microscope is the light microscope, which uses the light we can see to pass through a sample and produce an image. 5 Microscopes Create Images Using Different Techniques: Light Microscopes Confocal Microscopes Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM) Helium Ion Mi …

Food Packaging Seals under the Microscope Microscope World recently worked with a customer that needed to view the quality of their sealant on food packaging. In particular they needed to see the seal of a potato chip bag. A metallurgical microscope was used along with a camera with extended depth of focus software (also known as z-stacking software). Below are the images that were captured of the …