Prakash Ram, Prakash Krishna
Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Undergraduate Student, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2019 May-Aug;23(2):292-294. doi: 10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_148_18.
Virtual Microscopy.
The aim of this study was to demonstrate, as a proof of concept, the integration of a Foldscope, along with a smartphone and screen mirroring devices, into the regular academic teaching program for use with all types of regular slides for economical virtual microscopy.
SETTING DESIGN & METHODS: For the purpose of this demonstration, a microscopic slide of a ground section of a tooth, a smartphone (iPhone6), a Foldscope and an Apple TV module were chosen to demonstrate the integration of a low-cost unbreakable microscope along with a smartphone to facilitate immediate viewing, capture, sharing and even projection of the image by screen mirroring, if required, in a classroom setting.
The Foldscope microscope (Foldscope Instruments, Palo Alto, CA, USA) invented by Manu Prakash is an extremely economical, Origami style, fold to assemble microscope available from popular online retailers at approximately Rupees 500 aimed at simplifying and enabling diagnostics and education worldwide. The Foldscope, integrated with a smartphone, allows for easy screen casting thus proving invaluable as an educational tool by creating an effortless bridge between analogue input and digital output, facilitating instant digitization of slides for viewing, display, communication and storage. This article demonstrates the use of the Foldscope for virtual microscopy in a classroom scenario, by employing the screen mirroring capabilities of a smartphone.
虚拟显微镜。
本研究的目的是作为概念验证，展示将Foldscope显微镜与智能手机及屏幕镜像设备集成到常规学术教学计划中，用于各类常规载玻片，以实现经济实惠的虚拟显微镜观察。
设置、设计与方法：为进行此演示，选择了一张牙齿磨片的显微载玻片、一部智能手机（iPhone6）、一个Foldscope显微镜和一个苹果电视模块，以展示将低成本且不易损坏的显微镜与智能手机集成，便于在课堂环境中即时观察、捕捉、分享图像，如有需要还可通过屏幕镜像进行投影。
由马努·普拉卡什发明的Foldscope显微镜（美国加利福尼亚州帕洛阿尔托的Foldscope Instruments公司生产）是一种极其经济实惠的折纸式可折叠组装显微镜，可从热门在线零售商处购得，价格约为500卢比，旨在简化并推动全球范围内的诊断和教育工作。Foldscope显微镜与智能手机集成后，可轻松进行屏幕投射，通过在模拟输入和数字输出之间搭建便捷桥梁，便于幻灯片即时数字化以进行观察、展示、交流和存储，从而成为一种极具价值的教育工具。本文通过利用智能手机的屏幕镜像功能，展示了Foldscope显微镜在课堂场景中用于虚拟显微镜观察的应用。
