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What is the role of the Dichroic Filter in dire...
What is a Dichroic Filter? A Dichroic Filter (sometimes called a dichroic mirror) is a highly precise piece of optical glass used to control light. Instead of just changing the...
What is the role of the Dichroic Filter in dire...
What is a Dichroic Filter? A Dichroic Filter (sometimes called a dichroic mirror) is a highly precise piece of optical glass used to control light. Instead of just changing the...
Can I excite multiple fluorophores simultaneous...
Yes, it is entirely possible to excite more than one fluorophore at the same time using just one light source. This is a very common technique in biology and chemistry...
Can I excite multiple fluorophores simultaneous...
Yes, it is entirely possible to excite more than one fluorophore at the same time using just one light source. This is a very common technique in biology and chemistry...
Does the light source heat impact fluorophore p...
What is a Fluorophore? Imagine a tiny, microscopic glow-in-the-dark sticker. In biology and chemistry, scientists use molecules called fluorophores to act like these stickers. When you shine a specific color...
Does the light source heat impact fluorophore p...
What is a Fluorophore? Imagine a tiny, microscopic glow-in-the-dark sticker. In biology and chemistry, scientists use molecules called fluorophores to act like these stickers. When you shine a specific color...
How do "Laser Clean-up Filters" protect the flu...
Introduction: The Problem with "Perfect" Lasers When we think of a laser, we usually picture a beam of light that is exactly one perfectly pure color (a single wavelength). However,...
How do "Laser Clean-up Filters" protect the flu...
Introduction: The Problem with "Perfect" Lasers When we think of a laser, we usually picture a beam of light that is exactly one perfectly pure color (a single wavelength). However,...
Why use a broad-spectrum lamp if a fluorophore ...
Introduction: The Single-Color Puzzle If you want to make a specific fluorescent dye (a fluorophore) glow, you usually only need one very specific color of light to "excite" it. For...
Why use a broad-spectrum lamp if a fluorophore ...
Introduction: The Single-Color Puzzle If you want to make a specific fluorescent dye (a fluorophore) glow, you usually only need one very specific color of light to "excite" it. For...
What is the benefit of using a laser as a light...
What are Fluorophores and Lasers? To understand why lasers are so useful, it helps to understand what a fluorophore is. Imagine a fluorophore as a microscopic glow-in-the-dark dye. When you...
What is the benefit of using a laser as a light...
What are Fluorophores and Lasers? To understand why lasers are so useful, it helps to understand what a fluorophore is. Imagine a fluorophore as a microscopic glow-in-the-dark dye. When you...