Open-source and low-cost miniature microscope for on-site fluorescence detection.

Michio Kawai, Haruka Oda, Hisatoshi Mimura, Toshihisa Osaki, Shoji Takeuchi

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A portable and low-cost fluorescence reader for near-patient nucleic acid amplification assays.Biomedical microdevices · 2026
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Michio KawaiDepartment of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Haruka OdaDepartment of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Hisatoshi MimuraArtificial Cell Membrane Systems Group, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Kanagawa, Japan.

Toshihisa OsakiArtificial Cell Membrane Systems Group, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Kanagawa, Japan.

Shoji TakeuchiDepartment of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

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Abstract

The development of a compact and affordable fluorescence microscope can be a formidable challenge for growing needs in on-site testing and detection of fluorescent labeled biological systems, especially for those who specialize in biology rather than in engineering. In response to such a situation, we present an open-source miniature fluorescence microscope using Raspberry Pi. Our fluorescence microscope, with dimensions of 19.2 × 13.6 × 8.2 cm

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Biohybrid sensorFluorescence microscopeOpen-sourceRaspberry Pi

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PMID39006472

DOI10.1016/j.ohx.2024.e00545

PMCPMC11239704

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