Re: LEDs

Posted by Mark Rand on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/LEDs-tp4283200p4287107.html

***Commercial Response***

Hi Dirk,

The range of choices for LED fluorescence illumination is growing daily. As
already mentioned, there are DIY projects as well as 3rd-party LED
illumination accessories to add to your existing microscope. These can be
integrated with software control using appropriate drivers and software
packages, for excellent benefits as previously described.

My company manufactures an all-in-one LED fluorescence microscope that
goes a step further to provide full integration of the LED illumination system
with the optics and software control. It's designed around LED "light cubes"
located near the objectives, with a very short, efficient light path. Eliminating
the traditional epifluorescence and lamphousing attachments allows it to be
very compact; it also has a built-in computer to further reduce the footprint.
This represents the opposite end of the spectrum of LED fluorescence choices,
compared to the nice DIY projects mentioned by Dave, Craig and Allessandro. If
you prefer an "out of the box" solution, this is a possibility you might want to
explore.


Cheers,


-- Mark

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Mark Rand, Ph.D.
Product Manager and Senior Applications Scientist
Advanced Microscopy Group (EVOS)
www.amgmicro.com