
5.2 The DMT Microscope
The DMT microscope is an invert microscope equipped with a Zeiss Achromat 10X
/ 0.25 objective and build-in CCD camera. The objective is adjustable in all X Y Z
directions using the three micro positioners on the front as illustrated in Fig. 5.5.
The VediView
™
data acquisition and analysis software obtains an image by measuring
the differences in light intensity passing through the walls of a vessel segment
mounted in the culture chamber. Traditionally a white light source is sufcient for
such a purpose, but has one major disadvantage. A white light source makes the
data acquisition and analysis very sensitive to changes in white light intensity from
the surroundings, such as ambient light and sunlight. To avoid the surroundings
inuencing the data acquisition and analysis, the DMT microscope has a built-in
infrared light source.
Figure 5.5 How to adjust the position and focus of the microscope in the X Y Z directions.
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