A practical guide to microscope care and maintenance

Lara J Petrak; Jennifer C Waters

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-420138-5.00004-5

A practical guide to microscope care and maintenance

Methods Cell Biol. 2014:123:55-76. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-420138-5.00004-5.

Authors

Lara J Petrak¹, Jennifer C Waters¹

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Cell Biology, Departments of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 24974022
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-420138-5.00004-5

Abstract

Optimal microscope performance requires regular maintenance and quality control testing. This chapter is a practical guide to microscope care with an emphasis on preventing, identifying and troubleshooting common issues.

Keywords: Clean; Filters; Illumination; Maintenance; Problem; Temperature; Testing; Troubleshoot; Vibration.

MeSH terms

Artifacts
Humans
Maintenance
Microscopy, Fluorescence / instrumentation
Microscopy, Fluorescence / methods
Microscopy, Fluorescence / standards
Quality Control
Single-Cell Analysis / instrumentation*
Single-Cell Analysis / methods
Single-Cell Analysis / standards