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Learning to stain slides is an art as much as it is a science. Slide staining is a technique used to enhance the contrast in microscope samples to make them easier to observe and analyze. It involves adding stains or dyes to microscope slides while mounting a sample. There are a number of common stains used to stain slides, including methylene blue, iodine, rhodamine, and dozens more, all of which are designed to be used to stain specific types of samples. Methylene blue, for example, is most commonly used by biologists examining animal cells, while iodine is often used to stain plant cells.
Preparing a slide for staining involves adding additional steps to slide preparation. Some samples may need to be treated before adding a stain, which is most often dropped onto the slide with a pipette and then covered with a cover slip. Excess air bubbles are gently squeezed out from the slip and the excess stain is then gently wiped away with a paper towel. Whether you’re looking for slides, stains, cover slips, pipettes, or even storage boxes for your own stained slides, we’ve got everything you need right here!
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Gram Stains Kit
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- Fast Grams Differentiation
- 15ml Huckers Crystal Violet Stain
- 15ml Gram’s Iodine Stain
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Slide and Stains Kit with Book
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- Excellent introductory book
- our most popular slide kit
- Eosin Y and Methylene Blue stain included
- Lens cleaning fluid and paper
- Durable slide storage case
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Handheld Microtome
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- Portable, handheld microtome
- Graduated adjustments to 5 microns
- Included razor knife
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15 Prepared Slides, Animal
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15 Prepared Slides, Animal (mixed), mounted on glass with cover slips, labeled with plastic storage case.
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15 Prepared Slides, Fresh Water
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15 Prepared Slides, Fresh Water (mixed), mounted on glass with cover slips, labeled and shipped with plastic storage case.
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15 Prepared Slides, Human Tissue
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15 Prepared Slides, Human Tissue (mixed), mounted on glass with cover slips, labeled and shipped with plastic storage case.
Compound Microscope Parts
A high power or compound microscope achieves higher levels of magnification than a
stereo or low power microscope. It is used to view smaller specimens such as cell structures
which cannot be seen at lower levels of magnification.
May 18, 2012
How to Mount Microscope Slides
Before you start building your slides, make sure you have everything you will need, including slides, cover slips, droppers or pipets and any chemicals or stains you plan to use.
May 22, 2012
Stereo Microscope Parts
A low power or stereo microscope typically employs objective lenses of 50x or less. It is used to view specimens that are visible to the naked eye such as insects, crystals, circuit boards and coins.
A stereo microscope has three key parts:
May 18, 2012