descSPIM: an affordable and easy-to-build light-sheet microscope optimized for tissue clearing techniques.
Authors:Otomo K,Omura T,Nozawa Y,Edwards SJ,Sato Y,Saito Y,Yagishita S,Uchida H,Watakabe Y,Naitou K,Yanai R,Sahara N,Takagi S,Katayama R,Iwata Y,Shiokawa T,Hayakawa Y,Otsuka K,Watanabe-Takano H,Haneda Y,Fukuhara S,Fujiwara M,Nii T,Meno C,Takeshita N,Yashiro K,Rosales Rocabado JM,Kaku M,Yamada T,Oishi Y,Koike H,Cheng Y,Sekine K,Koga JI,Sugiyama K,Kimura K,Karube F,Kim H,Manabe I,Nemoto T,Tainaka K,Hamada A,Brismar H,Susaki EA
Journal:Nature communications
PubMed ID:38866781
Despite widespread adoption of tissue clearing techniques in recent years, poor access to suitable light-sheet fluorescence microscopes remains a major obstacle for biomedical end-users. Here, we present descSPIM (desktop-equipped SPIM for cleared specimens), a low-cost ($20,000-50,000), low-expertise (one-day installation by a non-expert), yet practical do-it-yourself light-sheet microscope as a solution ... More