ScopeSnap
Making bioimaging more accessible
Ease of Use
ScopeSnap is a microscope adapter for smart phones and tablets that requires no user adjustment.
Creative Commons
ScopeSnap by Elliot Weinthal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
3D Printed
The ScopeSnap is 3D printed; this makes it affordable, easily produced, and modifiable. This is for non-commercial use only.
Go to the downloads page to download the STL files and the tutorial page to view the tutorial
Researcher Approved
Several authors have found that the images acquired via cellphone adapters are comparable with standard captured images
Roy, S. et al. (2014). Smartphone Adapters for Digital Photomicrography. Journal of Pathology Informatics. 5. 24. 10.4103/2153-3539.137728.
Lab Manager Approved
First and foremost, the students love them. I love them too. I am using one all the time. The faculty love them and want to continue to have them available.
James Henry – Lab Manager Seminole State College
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I am a MS student looking into entrepreneurship education and life-science students. The ScopeSnap is a device I created while an undergraduate to take better images during labs.