Useful Links

 

 movie test page


Papers for Independent Projects


Nhe1 transporter an motility

   

    denker nhe1 ions motility.pdf

    Patel nhe1 dicty.pdf

    Frantz nhe1.pdf


ABPs and Slug phototaxis

    khaire dicty filamin phototaxis.pdf


4D motility in agarose gels

     Rey 4D motility in agar.pdf


PI3 kinase mutants and chemotaxis

    Curr Biol 2007 Hoeller.pdf



Model Organism: Dictyostelium discoideum

 

http://dictybase.org/

 

 

Microscopes and Microscopy

 

General Microscopy links:

           

http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer

 

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu

 

http://www.microscopyu.com

 

          

Inverted microscope Lightpaths:

http://zeiss-campus.magnet.fsu.edu/tutorials/axioobserver/index.html

 


 

Kohler Illumination

 

Kohler Illumination:

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/anatomy/kohler.html

 

Java tutorial on Koehler Illumination: http://www.microscopyu.com/tutorials/java/kohler/index.html  

 

 

Phase Contrast

 

Introduction to Phase Contrast:

 

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/techniques/phasecontrast/phase.html

 


http://www.microscopyu.com/articles/phasecontrast/phasemicroscopy.html

 


Java Tutorial on Phase Contrast Microscopy:

http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/phasecontrast/phasemicroscope/index.html

 


 

 

Numerical Aperture:  Airy disks and resolution:

 

Java Tutorial on Numerical Aperture and Image Resolution (airy disks):

http://www.microscopyu.com/tutorials/java/imageformation/airyna/index.html

 


Java Tutorial on Substage Condenser and Numerical Aperture:

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/kohler/condenseraperture/index.html OK but can’t vary condenser and objective


 

Java Tutorial on Numerical Aperture and Light Cones:

http://www.microscopyu.com/tutorials/java/objectives/nuaperture/index.html

 


Numerical Aperture:

http://www.microscopyu.com/articles/formulas/formulasna.html


 

Resolution and Airy Disks:

http://www.microscopyu.com/articles/formulas/formulasresolution.html

 


Image Brightness:

http://www.microscopyu.com/articles/formulas/formulasimagebrightness.html

 


Depth of Field and Depth of Focus:

http://www.microscopyu.com/articles/formulas/formulasfielddepth.html

 

 


Video Microscopy

 

 

CCD camera, bits etc.

http://learn.hamamatsu.com/articles/microscopyimaging.html

 

Color and Bayer pattern- http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/digitalimaging/cmosimagesensors.html

 

Java Tutorial on Inverted light path: http://www.microscopyu.com/tutorials/flash/tepaths/index.html

 

 

 

Optics

 

Basic Concepts of Optical Microscopy:

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/anatomy/anatomy.html

 

 

 

Fluorescence

 

Anatomy of Fluorescence Microscope: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/techniques/fluorescence/anatomy/fluoromicroanatomy.html

 

Fluorescence Microscopy: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/techniques/fluorescence/fluorhome.html

 

 

Orbitals and energy: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/fluorescence/exciteemit/index.html

 

 

Fluorescence filters:

http://www.microscopyu.com/tutorials/flash/spectralprofiles/index.html

http://www.olympusconfocal.com/java/dualprobes/index.html

http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/java/fluorescence/opticalpaths/index.html

 

 

FITC filter set: http://www.semrock.com/Catalog/SetDetails.aspx?SetBasePartID=13

Filter cube: http://www.microscopyu.com/articles/fluorescence/fluorescenceintro.html

 

 

Relationship of excitation source to signal strength: http://www.bdbiosciences.com/external_files/media/spectrumviewer/index.jsp

 

 

 

Oil Immersion

 

Numerical Aperture and oil immersion

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/anatomy/immersion.html

 


Java Tutorials on Oil Immersion and Refractive Index:  http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/microscopy/immersion/index.html

 

 

Confocal Microscopy

 

Confocal and spectral bleedthrough:

http://www.olympusconfocal.com/java/crossoversimulator/index.html


 

 

david.knecht@uconn.edu