Re: room for two-photon microscopy

Posted by Mark Cannell-2 on
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There is no need to go so far as to paint walls black if you eliminate light sources. A solid Faraday cage around the scope with a black curtain and interior  is just as good and fixes the monitor light pollution problem. The room lighting should be easily dimmable from the scope/workstation.

HTH

Mark

On 10/12/2013, at 12:40 am, Jurkevic, Aleksandr <[hidden email]> wrote:

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> We are about to renovate the room for two-photon microscopy and I wonder what suggestions you might have about reducing light pollution that affects NDDs. As one of the measures, we are planning to paint walls and ceiling in black. What about "small" things like aluminum electrical channels, wall shelves, air vents? Have they also to be painted in dark colors or that would be an overkill? I would appreciate if you share your solutions.
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