Title :
The Study of a Handheld Digital Microscope for Biomedical Applications
Author :
Chen, Yu-Jen ; Yeh, Yu-Sing ; Young, Ming-Shing ; Li, Yan-Chay ; Chiang, Chen-Song ; Jen, Sun-Lon ; Huang, Ke-Nung
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nation Cheng-Kung Univ., Tainan
Abstract :
In recent years, biotechnology is a highly developed and popular research topic. Microorganism behavior measurement is an important method for biotechnology experiment. Microscope is often used to measure microorganism behavior. The disadvantages of using the tradition microscope are expensive, heavy when the magnification is too large it´s not easy to tracking microorganism. In this research, we focus on the development of a low-cost and convenient hand-held digital microscope platform. Based on digital microscope technology, we can observe and record any tiny object´s behavior and movement, like Paramecium behavior etc. The platform is not only low-cost, easy to operation, but it can also connect to a computer for further data processing and analysis it let the digital microscope can be used in many applications.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; microorganisms; optical microscopes; Paramecium behavior; biomedical applications; handheld digital microscope; magnification; microorganism; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical optical imaging; Lenses; Light emitting diodes; Light sources; Microorganisms; Optical films; Optical microscopy; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, 2008. ICBBE 2008. The 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1747-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1748-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICBBE.2008.715