Optical microscopy lab wiki pages

Optical microscopy lab

Lab manuals

• Lab Manual: Optical Microscopy
• Optical Microscopy Part 1: Brightfield Microscopy
• Optical Microscopy Part 2: Fluorescence Microscopy
• Optical Microscopy Part 3: Resolution and Stability
• Optical Microscopy Part 4: Particle Tracking
• Optical Microscopy Report Outline

Code examples and simulations

• Converting Gaussian fit to Rayleigh resolution
• MATLAB: Estimating resolution from a PSF slide image

Background reading

• Geometrical optics and ray tracing
• Physical optics and resolution
• Optical detectors, noise, and the limit of detection
• Cellular microrheology
• Protocols for cell culture