Inverted Fluorescence Microscope
During the 2019-2020 Academic Year, the Inverted Fluorescence Microscope (IFM) senior project team designed, assembled, and conducted partial verification testing of a proof-of-concept microscope for the Cal Poly Microfabrication Laboratory. To expand the use of fluorescence microscopy accessible to undergraduate students, the team produced a low-cost inverted microscope capable of brightfield and fluorescence illumination, repeatable electronic actuation of the microscope stage, and imaging of a sample under stagnant conditions.