Thimble microscope system

Tahseen Kamal; Jaden Rubinstein; Rachel Watkins; Zijian Cen; Gary Kong; W. M. Lee

doi:10.1117/12.2242949

9 December 2016 Thimble microscope system

Tahseen Kamal, Jaden Rubinstein, Rachel Watkins, Zijian Cen, Gary Kong, W. M. Lee

Proceedings Volume 10013, SPIE BioPhotonics Australasia; 1001322 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2242949
Event: SPIE BioPhotonics Australasia, 2016, Adelaide, Australia

Abstract

Wearable computing devices, e.g. Google Glass, Smart watch, embodies the new human design frontier, where technology interfaces seamlessly with human gestures. During examination of any subject in the field (clinic, surgery, agriculture, field survey, water collection), our sensory peripherals (touch and vision) often go hand-in-hand. The sensitivity and maneuverability of the human fingers are guided with tight distribution of biological nerve cells, which perform fine motor manipulation over a range of complex surfaces that is often out of sight. Our sight (or naked vision), on the other hand, is generally restricted to line of sight that is ill-suited to view around corner. Hence, conventional imaging methods are often resort to complex light guide designs (periscope, endoscopes etc) to navigate over obstructed surfaces. Using modular design strategies, we constructed a prototype miniature microscope system that is incorporated onto a wearable fixture (thimble). This unique platform allows users to maneuver around a sample and take high resolution microscopic images. In this paper, we provide an exposition of methods to achieve a thimble microscopy; microscope lens fabrication, thimble design, integration of miniature camera and liquid crystal display.

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Tahseen Kamal, Jaden Rubinstein, Rachel Watkins, Zijian Cen, Gary Kong, and W. M. Lee "Thimble microscope system", Proc. SPIE 10013, SPIE BioPhotonics Australasia, 1001322 (9 December 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2242949

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