we also printed circular microchambers, so worms cannot wiggle away. video shows a worm's entire lifecycle, from hatching to laying eggs. grainy texture is bacteria food source. collab with @betowbin.bsky.social Lab next door.
CODE: if you have a micro-manager compatible microscope with a DMD/SLM, UV light source and XY-stage, you have all the hardware required to try it yourself! code on github: https://github.com/hinderling/fabscope
don't have a DMD microscope? stay tuned for our hardware project! 🛠️
as everything is controlled from python, automating prints becomes really easy, for example simplifies exposure calibration. excited to see what else is possible, especially with image feedback.
many people involved in this project, incredibly grateful for such amazing colleagues and mentors ✨ special huge thank you to Pertz Lab and MSc students Remo, Moritz and Joël!
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don't have a DMD microscope? stay tuned for our hardware project! 🛠️
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.20.639256v1