Engineering:Compressorium
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The compressorium (plural: compressoria) is a scientific apparatus for applying pressure to a sample for examination with a microscope.
Widely used by microscopists in the 19th century,[1][2][3] they were produced by companies such as Bausch and Lomb.[4]
Many versions of compressoria were developed over the years, with one of the first attributed to the famous histologist Jan Evangelista Purkyně,[5] see picture.
Compressoria were still used in the twenty-first century for the identification of Trichinella worms in samples.[6]
References
- ↑ Bedwell, F. A. (June 1878). "Hints to Workers with the Microscope" (in en). Nature 18 (449): 141. doi:10.1038/018141b0. ISSN 1476-4687. Bibcode: 1878Natur..18..141B. https://www.nature.com/articles/018141b0.
- ↑ Smith, Gilbert Morgan (1915). "The Development of Botanical Microtechnique". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 34 (2): 71–129. doi:10.2307/3221940. ISSN 0003-0023. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3221940.
- ↑ "Microscope No. 315 accessories". https://golubcollection.berkeley.edu/19th/315/accessories.html.
- ↑ "Compressorium, by Bausch and Lomb, American, 1901–1920". Science Museum Group. https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.26403988.
- ↑ "compressors or compressoria". https://www.microscope-antiques.com/compressors.html.
- ↑ Forbes, Lorry B.; Parker, Sarah; Scandrett, W.Brad (2003-06-01). "Comparison of a Modified Digestion Assay with Trichinoscopy for the Detection of Trichinella Larvae in Pork". Journal of Food Protection 66 (6): 1043–1046. doi:10.4315/0362-028X-66.6.1043. PMID 12801007.
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