Confocal Microscope

A hand-held, miniature microscope roughly the size of a pen can allow surgeons to "see" at a cellular level in the operating room and determine where to stop cutting the tumour to kill only cancerous cells and protect healthy cells.

In a boost to life sciences research, an indigenous and cost-effective confocal microscope has been developed in India which will provide three dimensional images.

A hand-held, miniature microscope roughly the size of a pen can allow surgeons to "see" at a cellular level in the operating room and determine where to stop cutting the tumour to kill only cancerous cells and protect healthy cells.

In a boost to life sciences research, an indigenous and cost-effective confocal microscope has been developed in India which will provide three dimensional images.