Detection of Particulate Matters with a Field-Portable Microscope Using Side-Illuminated Total Internal Reflection

Field-portable observation and analysis of particulate matter (PM) is required to enhance healthy lives. Various types of the PM measurement methods are in use; however, each of these methods has significant limitations in that real time measurement is impossible, the detection system is bulky, or the measurement accuracy is insufficient. In this work, we introduce an optical method to perform a fast and accurate PM analysis with a higher-contrast microscopic image enabled by a side-illuminated total internal reflection (TIR) technique to be implemented in a compact device. The superiority of the proposed method was quantitatively demonstrated by comparing the signal-to-noise ratio of the proposed side-illuminated TIR method with a traditional halogen lamp-based transmission microscope. With the proposed device, signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) for microbeads (5~20 µm) and ultrafine dust particles (>5 µm) increased 4.5~17 and 4~10 dB, respectively, compared to the conventional transmission microscope. As a proof of concept, the proposed method was also applied to a low-cost commercial smartphone toy microscope enabling field-portable detection of PMs. We believe that the proposed side-illuminated TIR PM detection device holds significant advantages over other commonly used systems due to its sufficient detection capability along with simple and compact configuration as well as low cost.

Reconstruction of Light Organ in Squid With The Histological Method of Electron Transmission Microscope

The light organ is an electronic device that can emit light. However, there are light organs in animals that can produce light naturally. Loligo duvaucelii is a species whose biolumenesence comes from fluorescent bacteria that live in symbiosis in its ink sacs. This study aims to determine in detail the construction of the squid light organ using the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) method. The results showed that this type of squid has a pair of light organs attached to the dorso-lateral ink sac. The light organ is spherical, some are found on the surface and some are embedded on the wall of the ink sac. It consists of a lens that is located on the outer surface of the ink sac, and a sac of light organs (embedded on the wall of the ink sac) with channels connecting the pocket to the mantle cavity. The wall of the sac of the light organ consists of three layers, namely the innermost layer which is multi-fold with microvilli on the cell surface and between the folds of the sac populated with bacteria, the dense layer that acts as a reflector, and the pigment layer. Cilia are observed on the surface of the duct connecting the sac with the mantle cavity. This study concluded that the construction of the squid light organ has a convex-shaped lens structure and is muscular. In the pockets of light organs, a dense population of bacteria is found. The reflector consists of many layers, and the pigment layer contains many granules.

SUBMICROSCOPIC CHANGES OF STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF THE SPLEEN DUE TO THE ACTION OF MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE

The results of an experimental study conducted on white male rats and females of reproductive age were analyzed in order to detect submicroscopic changes in the structural components of the spleen under the action of monosodium glutamate in the dynamics. For two, four, six and eight weeks, the animals received monosodium glutamate at a dose of 0.07 g / kg body weight daily with food. Sections of the spleen were made on a UMTP-6M ultramicrotome with a diamond knife (DIATOM) and double contrast was performed according to Reynolds and uranyl acetate. Submicroscopic examinations of the organ were performed using an electron transmission microscope TEM-100. The investigated material was photodocuted using a SONY – H9 digital camera. The first violations of the structural components of the spleen are observed after two weeks, namely the expansion of intercellular spaces in both white and red pulp of the spleen, which contain vacuole-like structures, an increase in plasma cells, the cytoplasm of which is filled with dilated tubules. In dynamics with increase in duration of reception changes deepen, reaching a maximum in 8 weeks of experiment. Electron microscopy revealed that the signs of adaptive-compensatory processes by the end of the experiment lead to a loss of regenerative function.

INFLUENCE OF CUO NANODISPERSION FORM ON CELLULAR LEVEL OF SPRING BARLEY ORGANIZATION

The article discusses the effect of copper nanoparticles on the organismic and cellular levels of spring barley organization. The toxic effect of copper nanoparticles on the morphometric parameters and plant cell structure was revealed using an electron transmission microscope.

Hydrothermal synthesis of gold nanoparticles and metal organic framework hybrid structure

We report a hydrothermal synthesis of a hybrid structure between gold nanoparticles and a metal organic framework, ZIF-8 (abbreviated as Au@ZIF-8). Au nanoparticles encapsulated in polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was employed as seeds to grow the framework of ZIF-8. We controlled the position and concentrations of Au nanoparticles on ZIF-8 crystal by adjusting the volume of Au nanoparticles dissolved in DI water during the growth of ZIF-8. Morphology, structure, distribution of the hybrid structure were investigated by transmission microscope, powder xray diffraction, and diffuse reflectance UV-Vis spectroscopy. We tested out catalytic properties of Au@ZIF-8 through the reaction of 2-nitrophenol and NaBH4.

Interaction of Tops of Domains in Metal Nano of the Film

Ferromagnetic film can be a matrix for recording information with the help of magnetic moments of electrons. The study of the processes of changing the magnetic structure in an electron-transmission microscope makes it possible to investigate micro magnetic phenomena. In this paper, we investigate the interaction between the vertices of neighboring regions. It is shown how the magnetic structure of the vertices of the domains changes as they approach each other with the help of an increasing constant magnetic field applied along the axis of easy magnetization. The distance was measured between the vertices of the domains. The schemes of distribution of the magnetization vectors between interacting vertices are shown. These schemes are made from experimental images of the magnetic structure. The distances between domain vertices and domain walls were compared on the basis of experimental data. The film thickness is 50 nm; the structure is Ni0.83-Fe0.17. The films were obtained by the method proposed by us. From the experimental results it follows that the interaction of the domain walls is observed at a distance of 20 microns and the interaction of the domain vertices is manifested at a distance of 100 μm.

Morphology Manipulation and Related Properties of High Crystalline Bi2S3 Nanorods by Reflux Approach

One dimensional Bi2S3 nanorods have been successfully synthesized by a very simple reflux method with different precursor concentration for 2 hours at 180 �C. The as-synthesized Bi2S3 powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution scanning electron microscope (HRSEM), high resolution transmission microscope (HRTEM), UV-Vis spectrometer, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results show that the resulting nanocrystals have an orthorhombic structure. X-ray diffraction patterns indicate a polycrystalline nature and the crystallite sizes seem increase with increase in the concentration. The HRSEM and HRTEM images reveal that the diameter of the nanorods increase with increasing concentration of the precursor. Morphological analysis reveals that the as-prepared Bi2S3 nanorods can be tuned to morphology by varying precursor concentration from 0.01 M to 0.001 M. The bismuth nitrate, which is known to be a linear polymer, plays a critical role as a precursor and a template for the growth of uniform Bi2S3 nanorods. Bi2S3 nanorods are good absorbents of solar radiation and hence can be used in solar cells.