Microscopy White Papers and Case Studies

  1. Prior Scientific - Your Manufacturing And Development Partner 6/14/2021

    So, you’ve developed a great new product concept in your lab and now it’s time to develop that product and bring it to market.  You need an optical system, but you don’t want your product to look like a standard off the shelf microscope. What do you do?

  2. Rethink Custom Microscopes With OpenStand 6/9/2021

    Prior Scientific is renowned for motorizing commercially available microscopes to maximize the generation of high-quality imaging data from a wide variety of optical systems. As imaging instruments become more diverse and specialized toward particular applications, Prior now offers the OpenStand®, a highly versatile imaging system development platform.

  3. When The Right Microscope For Your Application Doesn't Exist 5/13/2021

    What to do when you cannot find a suitable microscope for your application? Many microscope users face this question when developing novel microscope imaging methods or software. Available systems are general microscopes with additions for specific known microscopy techniques, and they are not easily customizable.

  4. Comparing Stepper Motor And Servo Motor Microscope Stage Technologies 5/13/2021

    Stepper motor and Servo motor stages account for the majority of microscope stages sold worldwide for photonics applications.  The deciding factor when choosing between a stepper or servo motor stage in most applications isn’t that one type will work and the other won’t, but rather it is about determining which type gives you the most benefits for your application, whether that advantage is in speed, accuracy, integration effort, or cost.

  5. Queensgate: Leading Performance Nanopositioning For Microscopy 4/6/2021

    Queensgate, a brand of Prior Scientific, has a prolific 40-year history in the design of nanopositioning instruments and sensors, having supplied technology used in the manufacture of the majority of the world’s hard disks and on the international space station. 

  6. Rapid Scanning Silicon Carbide Wafers With Prior Scientific's Purefocus 850 AF 4/6/2021

    In 2020, numerous PureFocus 850 autofocus systems are in the field, enhancing productivity in areas from biological research to industrial component scanning.

  7. Tracking Worm Movements Using Prior Scientific's Optiscan Motorized Stage System 4/6/2021

    The OptiScan Motorized Stage System for upright microscopes is combined with Track-A-Worm software to create an automated single-worm tracker designed for extracting and quantifying detailed bending and locomotory behavior of C. elegans.

  8. Brochure: Accelerating Product Development And Manufacturing 4/6/2021

    Prior Scientific's manufacturing facilities in Cambridge (UK) and Boston (USA) are ISO 9001 accredited and total more than 50,000 Sqft, including dedicated assembly facilities. With support offices in Europe, North America, Japan and China they guarantee a high quality experience throughout partnership.

  9. Custom Microscopes And Optical Systems: OpenStand® Brochure 4/1/2021

    Prior Scientific has developed OpenStand® to offer a working platform to build OEM solutions and one-off customizations with excellent value for money and reduced development time. 

  10. PureFocus850 Reduces Electronic Component Inspection Time By 95% 4/1/2021

    Prior Scientific is pleased to announce another fantastic customer outcome provided by the PureFocus850​. Top-Electech, the China-based electronic component supplier, uses their PureFocus to inspect and analyze PCB components to ensure their customers receive a high quality and reliable service.