The ubiquitous nature of bacteria enables them to survive in a wide variety of environments.
Hence, the rise of various pathogenic species that are harmful to human health raises the …

In an effort to help lower the costs of fluorescence microscopy and expand the use of this
valuable technique in the classroom, teaching lab, and hopefully beyond, we provide two …

Highlights•Expansion microscopy enables super-resolution optical imaging through physical
expansion of specimens.•Expansion microscopy has been further developed to enable …

In this paper we report the development of a cost-effective, modular, open source, and fully
automated slide-scanning microscope, composed entirely of easily available off-the-shelf …

Fluorescence microscopy is one of the workhorses of biomedical research and laboratory
diagnosis; however, their cost, size, maintenance, and fragility has prevented their adoption …

The adaptation of an off-the-shelf Blu-ray optical pickup unit (OPU) into a highly versatile
point source for digital lensless holographic microscopy (DLHM) is presented. DLHM …

Emerging technologies are enabling the feasibility of new types of point-of-care diagnostic
devices. A portable, multimodal microscopy platform intended for use in remote diagnostic …

The goal of this thesis is to develop water quality sensors that are portable, low cost, easy to
use, and accurate. Such technology may potentially be beneficial for a significant portion of …

Fluorescence microscopy is an important tool for disease diagnosis, often requiring costly
optical components, such as fluorescence filter cubes and high-power light sources. Due to …

The concept of point-of-care testing is an active area of research. The trend nowadays is to
develop cost-effective yet efficient units that can be used at home by non-professionals …