Brian Matsumoto, PhD

Author. Consultant. Former #UCSB Director, Microscopy Facility. #UCLA alum. #microscopy - Photos & video are Copyright.

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

This silica shell was generated from a one-celled animal: a radiolaria. #microscopy #microscope #biology

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

Medusa obelia jellyfish1 mm diameter stained w/ fluorescent dye which specifically bind to protein #biology #microscopy #microscope #science

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

Introduction to Digital Photomicrography. Available thru Crowood Press and Amazon. #microscope #microscopy #science #photography #SciArt

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

@resolvingdust @MicroEarthSci This image is taken with a dual beam interference microscope. You are correct that diatoms are clear when observed with transmitted light.

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

@MicroEarthSci Actually, it is an interference contrast colored image of a clear silica diatom shell.

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

Diatom photo with Reichert Anoptral contrast & processed with differential hysteresis algorithms. #microscope #microscopy #science #diatom

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

Montage showing human epithelial cells. What you record varies with the brand and type of microscope you use. #microscopy #biology #science

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

Triceratium morlandii diatom (from New Zealand) - a fossil species 32-40 million years old. #diatom #microscopy #fossil #science

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

Light’s path to the specimen when using a darkfield condenser. #Thursdaytweet #microscope #microscopy #science #light #experiments

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

Diatom photo w/ Reichert Anoptral contrast & processed w/ differential hysteresis algorithms. #tuesdaytweet #microscope #microscopy #science

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

#Diatom illuminated with an antiquated lighting system - Austrian company Reichert's modified phase contrast system. #microscope #biology

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

A #photograph of an inverted #microscope—so named because the #optics for viewing the specimen are beneath the slide, not above it. #science

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

Cells stained with dyes: green strands =actin (protein for movement in #muscles), blue circles =nuclei with #DNA. #biosci #biology #science

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

A photograph of 9 #diatoms arranged in a geometric pattern. The artisan: Klaus Kemp. #science #stem #biology

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

Diatoms do not exhibit much color, but specialized software can show subtle tints present in the shell. #artwork #science #hobby #science

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

Klaus Kemp #diatoms slide. Modified my color Heine condenser & adjusted the light intensity for bicolor darkfield illumination. #microscope

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

Stained section of developing bone at the level of the epiphyseal plate. Used a #Tucsen DigiRetina 16 4K camera. #science #microscope #photo

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

#Photo of #diatom N. lyra. Its center looks like an outline of a lyre. Phase contrast microscope enhances contrast. #microscope #sciart

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

These are the shells of an algae - #diatoms. Their silica shell is perforated by pores arranged in geometric patterns. #biology #microscopic

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

The cellular constituents of these #diatoms were dissolved w/ strong acids leaving behind a silica shell. #microscope #microscopic #science

[Brian Matsumoto, PhD @MatsuImaging]

Camera info for this photograph on my Facebook page: https://t.co/wq2Tkb2qJa #camera #photograph #microscope #science