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LED’s impact in Transmitted light illumination
Current technology Vs. LEDs of future
Current:
- Color temperature varies with intensity:
- Cell damage due to phototoxicity
LEDs of future:
- Constant color temperature (over wide output range)
- Less damage to cells due spectral matching
Filtered and shuttered versus No filters or shutter:
Imaging cells delays exit from mitosis
Click here for Windows Media movie of cells progressing through mitosis -- Size: 3.49 MB
True-color images of a H&E stained histology section
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