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Re: Measuring thickness of bacterial adhesion to fiber optic line wit h Confocal?
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Robert Palmer <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 23 Mar 2001 07:48:40 -0500
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Sounds like a biological application to me....
How big is the fiber you want to examine?  Does the instrument have
water-immersible (non-coverslip corrected) lenses?
I really don't see why this is such a challenge.  I'd be happy to discuss
it further with you on- or off-line.

>Does anyone have any suggestions on how to measure the the thickness of
>bacteria layer adhering to a small segment of fiber optic cable. We have a
>Zeiss LSM 510 at our institution, but it is primarily used for biological
>applications and not materials.
>
>I would appreciate any ideas.
>
>Thanks.

Robert J. Palmer Jr., Ph.D.
Natl Inst Dental Craniofacial Res - Natl Insts Health
Oral Infection and Immunity Branch
Bldg 30, Room 308
30 Convent Drive
Bethesda MD 20892
ph 301-594-0025
fax 301-402-0396

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