Large field of view fluorescence imaging of microfluidic devices with a tandem-lens macroscope
Daniel A. Mokhtari, Ali Lashkaripour, Polly M. Fordyce · 2026
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Daniel Mokhtari and co-authors introduce a new imaging device in this 2026 paper on microfluidics, the use of tiny channels to run many small tests at once. Standard microscopes force a trade-off: zoom in for detail and lose the wide view, or zoom out and lose sensitivity to faint glowing signals.
Their tandem-lens macroscope photographs a wide area, 34 millimetres across, in a single shot, and still detects very low levels of fluorescent dye. On a valved test system it recorded enzyme reactions more than 50 times faster than common commercial instruments. It also costs much less, which could open wide-field imaging to more labs.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Daniel A. Mokhtari, Ali Lashkaripour, Polly M. Fordyce |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30834 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |