Re: room for two-photon microscopy

Posted by Craig Brideau on
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I agree its best if you can just box in the microscope itself: Then you
don't have to worry about the room so much.  In our case, however, we work
with a lot of live samples that require a lot of checking on, and plumbing
and heaters that don't work well with an enclosure, which is why we
darkened the entire room.  That way you have relatively free access to poke
and prod your sample.  If you don't need easy access, or don't mind
constantly opening the enclosure to check on your sample, the box method
works very well and is certainly simpler.  If you are building a room from
scratch though and have the option, I still recommend painting the walls a
dark colour as the cost difference will be small compared to the
traditional white or beige paint and will always give an advantage.

Craig


On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 6:44 PM, Mark Cannell <[hidden email]>wrote:

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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.
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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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