infocus #47 September 2017 Reflection-Contrast Microscopy - Review

This article gives an overview of the applications of Reflection-Contrast Microscopy (RCM).

DOI: 10.22443/rms.inf.1.152

A short explanation of the antiflex and oblique illumination methods, used with RCM is presented. The advantage of using ultrathin sections for light microscopy with RCM is discussed. Further details can also be found on the website: www.ploem-reflection-contrast-microscopy.com.

A video illustrating RCM is available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNQGu3nDPX8

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Author

Johan Sebastiaan Ploem

Professor Emeritus, Leiden University

Professor Ploem is a graduate of Utrecht University, the Netherlands, receiving an MD in 1972. He worked as Intern in the Broussais Hospital (Paris, France) with Professor Pasteur Valery-Radot. In 1963, Dr. Ploem was elected a Fulbright Fellow for Study at the Harvard University School of Public Health, receiving a Master of Public Health degree Cum Laude in 1954. He obtained a PhD degree in 1967 from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Professor Ploem has served as visiting lecturer or professor at various universities: Dundee, Scotland; University of Florida, USA; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; University of Beijing (Academia Sinica), China; and at the Free University of Brussels, Belgium