Shrink Plastic As Rheinberg Filters

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Shrink Plastic As Rheinberg Filters

#1 Post by biofilmer86 » Sun Nov 13, 2022 5:23 am

Remember Shrinky Dinks? I'm not sure if using heat-shrunk polystyrene would make good rheinberg filters, but it might make decent darkfield and oblique filters. Give me your thoughts.




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Re: Shrink Plastic As Rheinberg Filters

#2 Post by tpruuden » Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:49 am

For DIY microfluidics the material is quite good.
biofilmer86 wrote:
Sun Nov 13, 2022 5:23 am
Remember Shrinky Dinks? I'm not sure if using heat-shrunk polystyrene would make good rheinberg filters, but it might make decent darkfield and oblique filters. Give me your thoughts.




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