Structured illumination on a Zeiss Universal

Structured illumination on a Zeiss Universal

Messagede Nidhogg » 22 Déc 2017 13:27

Hello!

Sorry but I can't speak French!

I thought to share my SIM (structured illumination microscope) project on my Zeiss Universal on this interesting forum.

Structured illumination allows to record confocal-like images of fluorescent samples. Due to the slow acquisition rate of my system (10-15 seconds for each slice), only still, fixed samples can be recorded.

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Every part, like mechanical device for grid rotation, stage, camera, focusing knob, is controlled by two Arduino UNO rev3 and an Adafruit TFT 2,8" touch screen.

Here you can find a ppt of the project: https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Zeiss%20Universal%20SIM.ppsx?token=AWxdNNKB-HE_0cIR25unVl0ggoG0TtAp-OGIFgS9pJM41XnxOTiY2WE4nenmj-xBNq5mAVrloCfG6KvFleccIIhQpbk_QxNAwKHQJ2_lii2qAyhGDNqw355NrKpxAnh1iQ8gHX755Pq0fbP8QpZ8VbleAxvcl327g-vFa8Cre9MiLpXsp98XuouBZEz9nq5T5LwK_pTNgB9_jTP7hYfZGAOA

Here the code for the SIM controller:
Arduino_Stack_SIM.txt
code for the SIM controller
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And here the code for the mechanical stage control:
Mechanical_Stage.txt
motorized stage controller
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Testing and fine tuning the system is still in progress, but the first results seem to go to the right direction. The contribute of out of focus parts is eliminated:

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Widefield image, red autofluorescence in Sphagnum leaf
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Reconstructed image from 15 frames (3 angles, 5 phases each of the grid)
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Re: Structured illumination on a Zeiss Universal

Messagede Vardar » 22 Déc 2017 19:32

Thank you Nidhogg !

No problem about writing in english here I guess, especially when illustrating such a fascinating system !
I will have a closer look at it for a better understanding.

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Re: Structured illumination on a Zeiss Universal

Messagede Bernard-J » 22 Déc 2017 23:19

Wooaahh !! You made already a lot of work for an appealing project that seems in a very good way!
If this system will be able to deliver confocal-like images, this will be a great achievement.
May be another object would be a better choice for testing - what is the thickness of the slices in your example ?

For sphagnum leaf autofluorescence, I got this image from a single shot with a classical MO:
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Re: Structured illumination on a Zeiss Universal

Messagede Nidhogg » 23 Déc 2017 01:13

Thank you!
I don't have the means to measure the actual thickness of the slices. in theory it should be close to the objective depth of focus.
I know Sphagnum isn't the best choice, but I didn't have anything better to test! I should look for some cyanobacteria or maybe I will just use some higher magnification on plant cells. I also have acridine orange and calcofluor white staining to test.

Work is still in progress! :idea:
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Re: Structured illumination on a Zeiss Universal

Messagede Laurent » 23 Déc 2017 09:26

Wow, nice work! Thank you for sharing it here !!! Do you maintain a blog where we could follow your progress?
I am waiting forward to get updates of this project...
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Re: Structured illumination on a Zeiss Universal

Messagede Nidhogg » 25 Déc 2017 19:38

I don't have a blog yet because I don't have much time to write every project down. I'm also working on laser microdissection and on my new SEM and plasma sputter. Maybe in the future I will put everything on a blog!
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Re: Structured illumination on a Zeiss Universal

Messagede Bernard-J » 27 Déc 2017 16:43

I know Sphagnum isn't the best choice, but I didn't have anything better to test! I should look for some cyanobacteria or maybe I will just use some higher magnification on plant cells. I also have acridine orange and calcofluor white staining to test.


Hello,
Concerning a better object than Sphagnum and if I understand correctly the needs for testing such structured illumination, you should have a nicely space limited and fluorescent part embedded in a bigger organism. A potential issue with calcofluor and AO is that these fluorochromes show a quite broad specificity. Nevertheless, I would suggest two possibilities:

1. Nuclei of buccal cells stained with AO. See below the AO-stained nucleus.. with a few bacteria.
A probable issue might be the quick fading of the AO staining under UV.
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2. Rotifers stained with calcofluor. Calcofluor stains the trophi of the rotifers because trophi are partly made of chitin.
In my opinion, this would be a nice choice since rotifers are ubiquitous (e.g., in birdbaths) and trophi have superb and well limited structures.
I have recorded such stainings months ago and your question urged me to publish this short video:

https://youtu.be/65xKFafL1so

Hope this helps and keep us tuned!
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Re: Structured illumination on a Zeiss Universal

Messagede Nidhogg » 27 Déc 2017 17:36

Thank you Bernard! Your suggested targets seem really good for the purpose. Since I made the stock solution for AO staining I didn't try to stain anything yet. So maybe it's time to start!
Both subjects seem cool and I will make some tests on them and update this post with the results! :!:
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