Open AccessminiSPIM—A Miniaturized Light-Sheet Microscope
Author(s) -
Per Niklas Hedde
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acs sensors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.055
H-Index - 57
ISSN - 2379-3694
DOI - 10.1021/acssensors.1c00607
Subject(s) - microscope , autofluorescence , light sheet fluorescence microscopy , microscopy , materials science , nile red , optical microscope , optics , software portability , nanotechnology , computer science , scanning electron microscope , scanning confocal electron microscopy , fluorescence , physics , programming language
The miniSPIM is a miniaturized light-sheet microscope that enables imaging with optical sectioning on mobile camera devices such as smartphones and single-board computers. Applications of the miniSPIM include biosensing, field research, and education where maximum portability and robustness, low power consumption, and low cost are key. Here, it is shown how all of the components of a simple light-sheet microscope can be integrated within a footprint smaller than the average smartphone. Example applications include the quantification of the motion of microparticles and bacteria in fluids, the characterization of solvent polarity based on spectral shifts of the lipid probe Nile Red, and three-dimensional (3D) and time-lapse autofluorescence imaging of a live zebrafish embryo.