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<p>When considering <a href="https://2015.igem.org/Team:Cambridge-JIC/Stretch_Goals" class="blue">Stretch Goals</a> for our project, it was recognised that removing the chassis and replacing it with the headpiece of a desktop CNC machine could provide a sample screening system. This was tested in the lab, using the Raspberry Pi camera for macro imaging. As a proof of principle, this demonstrated that because of its modular and digital nature, the potential for developing the OpenScope project in different directions is huge.</p><br> | <p>When considering <a href="https://2015.igem.org/Team:Cambridge-JIC/Stretch_Goals" class="blue">Stretch Goals</a> for our project, it was recognised that removing the chassis and replacing it with the headpiece of a desktop CNC machine could provide a sample screening system. This was tested in the lab, using the Raspberry Pi camera for macro imaging. As a proof of principle, this demonstrated that because of its modular and digital nature, the potential for developing the OpenScope project in different directions is huge.</p><br> | ||
<h3><b>Modularity</b></h3> | <h3><b>Modularity</b></h3> | ||
− | <p>OpenScope makes use of two key open-source hardware components, namely the Arduino [ | + | <p>OpenScope makes use of two key open-source hardware components, namely the Arduino [6] (a microprocessor) and the Raspberry Pi [7] (a low-cost computer). The well-developed community of ‘makers’ associated with these components, and their versatility, are directly transferable to OpenScope itself. In addition, they represent a standardised aspect of our project that is compatible with an existing (and rapidly growing) array of hardware projects and scientific equipment. Examples include Arduino-based centrifuges and spectrometers [8] as well as the RepRap 3D printer [9].</p> |
<p>The Raspberry Pi makes OpenScope entirely digital, letting the user control and program it using specifically designed software. New software can easily be added to the arsenal of features already available, and the existing software can be modified and improved according to the Copyleft license it’s under.</p> | <p>The Raspberry Pi makes OpenScope entirely digital, letting the user control and program it using specifically designed software. New software can easily be added to the arsenal of features already available, and the existing software can be modified and improved according to the Copyleft license it’s under.</p> | ||
<p>ImageJ is a widely-used microscopy software that already has features such as cell-counting algorithms and annotation. To make OpenScope easy to integrate into standard scientific experiments, a plug-in for ImageJ has been developed that enables the user to implement programs to process images captured directly from OpenScope. In short, the transition between OpenScope and this standard laboratory software is seamless.</p> | <p>ImageJ is a widely-used microscopy software that already has features such as cell-counting algorithms and annotation. To make OpenScope easy to integrate into standard scientific experiments, a plug-in for ImageJ has been developed that enables the user to implement programs to process images captured directly from OpenScope. In short, the transition between OpenScope and this standard laboratory software is seamless.</p> | ||
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<h3>References</h3> | <h3>References</h3> | ||
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+ | [1] euromex (2015) Fluorescence microscopes, <ahref="http://www.euromex.com/gb/catalog/fluorescence-microscopes/334/" class="blue"> http://www.euromex.com/gb/catalog/fluorescence-microscopes/334/</a> [Accessed 18 Sep. 2015].</p> | ||
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+ | [2] Varias, L. (2014) Origami-based Paper Microscope Costs Less than $1 to Make: Foldscope , <ahref="http://technabob.com/blog/2014/03/10/origami-paper-microscope/#" class="blue"> http://technabob.com/blog/2014/03/10/origami-paper-microscope/#</a> [Accessed 18 Sep. 2015].</p> | ||
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+ | [3] Baden, T. (2015) The 100 $ lab: Fluorescence microscope & behavioural tracker for optogenetics, <ahref="hhttp://www.thingiverse.com/thing:905172" class="blue">http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:905172</a> [Accessed 18 Sep. 2015].</p> | ||
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+ | [4] McLeod, M. (2014) How to 3D print a high-powered smartphone microscope for a dollar, <ahref="http://www.design-engineering.com/additive-manufacturing/3d-print-high-powered-smartphone-microscope-dollar-132306/" class="blue">http://www.design-engineering.com/additive-manufacturing/3d-print-high-powered-smartphone-microscope-dollar-132306/</a> [Accessed 18 Sep. 2015].</p> | ||
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[5] Sharkey, J., Foo, D., Kabla, A., Baumberg, J. and Bowman, R. (2015). <i>A one-piece 3D printed microscope and flexure translation stage.</i> <ahref="http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.05394" class="blue"> [online]</a> Arxiv.org. [Accessed 18 Sep. 2015].</p> | [5] Sharkey, J., Foo, D., Kabla, A., Baumberg, J. and Bowman, R. (2015). <i>A one-piece 3D printed microscope and flexure translation stage.</i> <ahref="http://arxiv.org/abs/1509.05394" class="blue"> [online]</a> Arxiv.org. [Accessed 18 Sep. 2015].</p> | ||
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