Building a Biofilm Model from a Confocal Microscope Stack

Building a Biofilm Model from a Confocal Microscope Stack

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Build a Model

The ten images, Frame 1 through Frame 10, in the next section represent different layers in a biofilm, from the base of the biofilm to the top, respectively.  These images were constructed from a confocal microscope, a special tool that can capture images at different levels in a biofilm.  Your instructor will guide you in the creation of a styrofoam image reconstruction of the original biofilm.

A Confocal Image Stack of a Biofilm

Frame 1

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Frame 2

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Frame 3

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Frame 4

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Frame 5

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Frame 6

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Frame 7

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Frame 8

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Frame 9

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Frame 10

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