The Clean Microscope
The Clean Microscope
The Clean Microscope
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<strong>Clean</strong>ing External(Non-Optical) <strong>Microscope</strong> Parts<strong>The</strong> painted surfaces of micro scopes from the AXIO rangeare powder-coated and extremely durable. <strong>The</strong>y can becleaned with a very slightly moistened microfiber cloth.Loose dust and other dirt can be removed with a soft hairbrush (marten hair) used exclusively for that purpose.Thin, clean live specimenof the freshwater protozoan Dimorpha mutans.Plan-APOCHROMAT 63/1.4, phase contrastPerfectPreparationOptimum results in microscopy depend not only onthe cleanness of the microscope optics but also onperfect specimen preparation:■ Thickness of the specimen■ Staining intensity■ Refractive index and dispersion of the embeddingor immersion medium■ In high-resolution microscopy: distance of a live cellfrom the cover slip■ Correct cover slip thickness (e.g., 0.17 ± 0.01 mm)to avoid spherical aberration12
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