Microscopes TRIZ Cases

Laser-induced elongation measures adherent-cell mechanics without contact forces or suspension, preserving cells' natural state.

A single objective combines illumination and collection while an oblique sensor captures focal planes concurrently, addressing spatial limits and sequential scanning.

Shallow depth of focus can blur curved surfaces; reflection-signal tracking guides an actuator to align the focal plane during imaging.

A switchable optical group moves the spatial light modulator between image and pupil planes, simplifying changes between microscopy modes.

A side-wall stopper and shutter cut-out limit opening angle, reducing sticking and beam stress in dark-field microscopy.

Laser coherence can create speckle and uneven sample illumination; a wobble device averages moving patterns while an SLM preserves control.

Dual spatial light modulators refine illumination patterns while grating control and filtering reduce unwanted background light.

Direct IR microscopy is limited to 5–10 μm; AF-PTIR converts absorption into fluorescence for finer API classification.

Pixel-clock timing and polygon-mirror scanning keep pixel intensity uniform at high speed while limiting photobleaching.

This microscope uses oblique-plane scanning and tilt correction to capture large 3D surfaces with stain-free, high-contrast phase imaging.

Pre-scanning maps array-plate height variations so a confocal optical system maintains focus during fluorescence acquisition without repeated scans.

Automatic illumination adjustment meets target SNR across sample regions while reducing manual work and photobleaching.

A dual translation-rotation stage positions multiple flow cells without increasing travel, helping reduce nucleic acid analyzer size.

A diffuser and single plenoptic camera combine aberration measurement with anterior and posterior eye imaging.

An SLM assigns phase maps to pupil subsections, forming coaxial beam arrays and tiled light sheets for faster, sharper large-sample imaging.

Grid-and-axis guides correlate confocal skin images with lesion locations, enabling targeted treatment and repeat monitoring without histological preparation.

Two dedicated slots hold barrier and excitation filters outside the microscope, enabling fluorescence visualization with older xenon-source models.

Dual wavelength sensors determine focus settings for visible and infrared or ultraviolet signals, reducing manual refocusing for brief fluorescence capture.

Disparity-map processing combines microscope images to expose hidden spatial and optical details through a generated fourth image.

Separate support and positioning surfaces accumulate tolerances; a common-plane carrier improves beam-path accuracy and simplifies optical-component handling.

A piezoelectric element and pulse motor extend objective-lens travel for autofocus across variable cultivation-container bottoms.

Spatially varying aberrations limit fluorescence resolution; Fourier ptychography recovers the pupil function and deconvolves incoherent images.

Adaptive optical elements match detection depth of field to light-sheet thickness, capturing more fluorescence photons for higher SNR.

A remote imaging module with air-liquid mismatched objectives preserves detection numerical aperture during oblique SPIM for subcellular imaging.

A shared base and interchangeable imaging heads let a smartphone microscope switch between brightfield and fluorescence imaging for transparent and opaque samples.

Motorized indexing moves a multi-aperture copy holder through the imaging system, increasing slide capacity without widening the apparatus.