Hair Analysis under the Microscope
May 22nd 2018
Recently we heard from folks in several locations who wanted to offer microscopic hair analysis for their customers. This make sense because hairs are pretty narrow so any kind of visual analysis requires a microscope. These entrepreneurs want to provide consultations based on their microscopic analysis of hairs that customers provide them.
Being microscope experts, we thought we would help these
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Fiber Analysis under the Microscope
May 9th 2018
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) has developed numerous standards for the performance of test methods related to the textile industry. AATCC Test Method 20 and Test Method 20A are two methods dealing with fiber analysis which require the use of a microscope.
The methods themselves are quite fascinating. Method 20 has all sorts of qualitative procedures to help ide
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Tips for Optimizing Microscope Illumination
May 3rd 2018
When setting up a compound microscope, it is important to optimize the illumination in order to produce clear and crisp images. There are four areas that should be considered when setting up the microscope illumination.
#1 - Microscope Rheostat The microscope rheostat control can be found on the side of the compound microscope body. It will typically be a knob that is turned clockwise in order to
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Microscope C-Mount Field of View
Apr 16th 2018
A microscope creates a circular image, as seen through the eyepieces. Microscope digital cameras have a sensor that creates a rectangular shaped imaged. When connecting a microscope camera to the microscope, a c-mount adapter is used. C-Mount adapters are available with different magnifications (1x, 0.65x, 0.5x, 0.35x) and pairing these de-magnifying adapters with camera image sensor sizes (1/3",
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