LIGHT MICROSCOPE
Presented by :- Prajapati Jinal V .
CBO :- 406
M.Sc Sem :- 2
Department of life sciences ,
H.N.G.U., Patan
CONTENT
• What is Microscope ?
• Light Microscope
Introduction
Principle
Types of light microscope
Application of light microscope
What is Microscope ?
• A microscope is an instrument used to see object that are too small
to be seen by the naked eye . Microscopy is the science of
investigating small object and structures using such an instrument .
• There are two type of the microscope :
1. Light Microscope
2. Electron Microscope
Light Microscope
 Introduction :-
• In 1590 F.H. Janssen & Zacharias Jansen constructed the first simple
light microscope .
• When molecular detail is not required ,the light microscope is an
ideal, and hence essential, instrument for a biologist .
• The simplest form of light microscope consists of a single glass lens
in combination .
• All modern light microscope are made up of more than one glass
lens in combination .
 Principle :-
• The light microscope operates on the principle that light energy will
pass through and around a thin object , such as a microorganism
and with the aid of lenses , form a magnified impression on the
visual sensory layer of the eye .
• The main components of the compound light microscope include a
light source that is Focussed at the specimen by a condenser lens .
• The source of light is usually the Sun or ambient indoor light .
 How does light microscopy work ?
• Light microscope are compound microscope , which means they
contain at least two lenses .
• Lenses are curved pieces of glass or plastic that bend rays of light
and can magnify objects, making them appear bigger than they
actually are .
• Light microscope shown here magnifies an object in two stages .
• Light from the mirror is reflected up through the specimen, or object
to be viewed, into the powerful objective lens, which produce the
first magnification .
• The image produced by the objective lens is than magnified again by
the eyepiece lens, which act as a simple magnifying glass .
• The magnified image can be seen by looking into the eyepiece lens.
• Important factor in light microscopy include :
1. Magnification
2. Resolution
3. Contrast
 Types of Light microscope :-
1. Bright - field Microscopy
2. Dark – field Microscopy
3. Phase contrast Microscopy
4. Fluorescence Microscopy
 Phase contrast Microscopy :-
• Phase contrast microscopy first described in 1934 by Dutch physicist
Frits Zemike .
• A Phase contrast microscope makes it possible by utilizing two
characteristics of light, diffraction and interference, to visualize
specimens based on brightness differences .
 Principle :-
• The Principle of Phase contrast microscopy is based on the wave
nature of light rays and the fact that light rays can be in phase or out
of phase .
• In a Phase contrast microscope, one set of light rays comes directly
from the light sources .
• The other set comes from light that is reflected or diffracted from a
particular structure in the specimen .
 How does Phase contrast microscope work ?
• Light that does not interact with the specimen is collected by the
objective, passes through the Phase plate ring , and is retarded
exactly ¼ wavelength .
• The Phase shifted is not detectable by the eye so the resulting image
on the image plane in the microscope appears as a normal bright
background .
• Light passing through one material & into another material of
slightly different refractive index or thickness will undergo a charge
in phase .this charge in are translated into variations in brightness of
the structures .
Application of Light Microscope
• The light microscope can be used to provide information about the
activity of cells and to look at very small structures such as
nanostructures .
• Different adaptations can help to enhance images , such as phase
contrast microscopy , which provides contrast between cells and the
solution they are in .
• Light microscope is a great use in pathology labs so as to identify
diseases.
• Light microscopy can be used to explore the time and space related
dynamics of molecules .
• Light microscopy has a number of applications in different sectors
including in gemmology , metallurgy and chemistry .
• In terms of biology , it is one of the least invasive techniques for
looking at living cells .
• Phase contrast microscope is most useful for examining intracellular
components of living cells at relatively high resolution .
• Students in schools and colleges are benefited by the use of a light
microscope for conducting their academic experiments .
• It is widely used in microbiology and tissue culture research to
detect bacteria, cellular organelles or for testing cell and organelle
preparations for lysis .
REFERENCES
• Principles and Techniques of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology :
by:- Keith Wilson
John Walker
 https://en.m.Wikipedia.org
https://www.dkfindout.com
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Light microscope

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    LIGHT MICROSCOPE Presented by:- Prajapati Jinal V . CBO :- 406 M.Sc Sem :- 2 Department of life sciences , H.N.G.U., Patan
  • 2.
    CONTENT • What isMicroscope ? • Light Microscope Introduction Principle Types of light microscope Application of light microscope
  • 3.
    What is Microscope? • A microscope is an instrument used to see object that are too small to be seen by the naked eye . Microscopy is the science of investigating small object and structures using such an instrument . • There are two type of the microscope : 1. Light Microscope 2. Electron Microscope
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    Light Microscope  Introduction:- • In 1590 F.H. Janssen & Zacharias Jansen constructed the first simple light microscope . • When molecular detail is not required ,the light microscope is an ideal, and hence essential, instrument for a biologist . • The simplest form of light microscope consists of a single glass lens in combination . • All modern light microscope are made up of more than one glass lens in combination .
  • 5.
     Principle :- •The light microscope operates on the principle that light energy will pass through and around a thin object , such as a microorganism and with the aid of lenses , form a magnified impression on the visual sensory layer of the eye . • The main components of the compound light microscope include a light source that is Focussed at the specimen by a condenser lens . • The source of light is usually the Sun or ambient indoor light .
  • 6.
     How doeslight microscopy work ? • Light microscope are compound microscope , which means they contain at least two lenses . • Lenses are curved pieces of glass or plastic that bend rays of light and can magnify objects, making them appear bigger than they actually are . • Light microscope shown here magnifies an object in two stages . • Light from the mirror is reflected up through the specimen, or object to be viewed, into the powerful objective lens, which produce the first magnification .
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    • The imageproduced by the objective lens is than magnified again by the eyepiece lens, which act as a simple magnifying glass . • The magnified image can be seen by looking into the eyepiece lens. • Important factor in light microscopy include : 1. Magnification 2. Resolution 3. Contrast
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     Types ofLight microscope :- 1. Bright - field Microscopy 2. Dark – field Microscopy 3. Phase contrast Microscopy 4. Fluorescence Microscopy  Phase contrast Microscopy :- • Phase contrast microscopy first described in 1934 by Dutch physicist Frits Zemike . • A Phase contrast microscope makes it possible by utilizing two characteristics of light, diffraction and interference, to visualize specimens based on brightness differences .
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     Principle :- •The Principle of Phase contrast microscopy is based on the wave nature of light rays and the fact that light rays can be in phase or out of phase . • In a Phase contrast microscope, one set of light rays comes directly from the light sources . • The other set comes from light that is reflected or diffracted from a particular structure in the specimen .
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     How doesPhase contrast microscope work ? • Light that does not interact with the specimen is collected by the objective, passes through the Phase plate ring , and is retarded exactly ¼ wavelength . • The Phase shifted is not detectable by the eye so the resulting image on the image plane in the microscope appears as a normal bright background . • Light passing through one material & into another material of slightly different refractive index or thickness will undergo a charge in phase .this charge in are translated into variations in brightness of the structures .
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    Application of LightMicroscope • The light microscope can be used to provide information about the activity of cells and to look at very small structures such as nanostructures . • Different adaptations can help to enhance images , such as phase contrast microscopy , which provides contrast between cells and the solution they are in . • Light microscope is a great use in pathology labs so as to identify diseases. • Light microscopy can be used to explore the time and space related dynamics of molecules .
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    • Light microscopyhas a number of applications in different sectors including in gemmology , metallurgy and chemistry . • In terms of biology , it is one of the least invasive techniques for looking at living cells . • Phase contrast microscope is most useful for examining intracellular components of living cells at relatively high resolution . • Students in schools and colleges are benefited by the use of a light microscope for conducting their academic experiments . • It is widely used in microbiology and tissue culture research to detect bacteria, cellular organelles or for testing cell and organelle preparations for lysis .
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    REFERENCES • Principles andTechniques of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology : by:- Keith Wilson John Walker  https://en.m.Wikipedia.org https://www.dkfindout.com
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