Supplier: SIGMA ALDRICH MICROSCOPY

Bouin's solution is an excellent fixative for preserving soft and delicate structures. It is prepared with saturated picric acid, formaldehyde and acetic acid.

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Epoxy embedding medium is generally used for biological tissues during study by electron microscopy. Usually, it consists of three components; Epon 812 resin, an anhydride hardener and an accelerator

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Spurr resin is a hydrophobic resin. It is less viscous than epon mixtures and is easier to dispense. The low viscosity of the resin contributes to its penetration in tissue, mineral and dense structures. A low viscosity of 60 cps also allows easy penetration into a variety of difficult materials.

Supplier: SIGMA ALDRICH MICROSCOPY

Fluoroshield™ with DAPI is an aqueous mounting medium for preserving fluorescence of tissue and cell smears.

Supplier: G-Biosciences

The stain uses an enhanced Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) method for detection of glycoprotein sugars. The supplied agent first oxidises the cis-diol sugar groups to aldehydes. The aldehyde groups react with the sensitive glycoprotein stain solution forming Schiff bonds and producing strong magenta colour bands. RAPIDstain™ can be used after glycoprotein staining to detect non-glycosylated proteins and the use of the stain enhances glycoprotein staining. The glycoprotein stainis highly convenient as all the key reagents required for staining are supplied and a unique positive & negative control is included.

Supplier: SIGMA ALDRICH MICROSCOPY

Fluoroshield™ with 1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane is an aqueous mounting medium for preserving fluorescence of tissue and cell smears.

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Araldite® is an epoxy resin commonly used for embedding. It is basically free from polymerization damage and the plastic does not sublime in the microscope, hence providing continual support and preservation of fine detail.[1] It is composed of araldite M or CY 212, dodecenyl succinic anhydride, dibutyl phthalate and 2,4,6-tridimethylamine methyl phenol.

Supplier: Avantor

Microscopy and staining reagents, J.T.Baker®, Cervix spray fixative

Supplier: Merck

Kaiser's glycerol gelatin is an aqueous mounting medium for microscopy and works well with specimens prepared for enzyme, lipid, and immunohistochemistry determinations.

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JB-4 is a water-soluble, GMA based, plastic resin kit intended for use in the preparation of embedded samples for high resolution light microscopy. It is a technique now widely used for research and clinical diagnosis. JB-4 yields semi-thin sections (0.5μ-2μ) with excellent morphological preservation.

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Immersion Oil has a defined refractive index of about 1,516. It is important that the refractive index (nD) is about 1,5, similar to that of glass. This enables a homogeneous oil immersion to be achieved.

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Glycerol alters the hygroscopic property of gelatin and its permeability to water vapour. Glycerol gelatin or glycerine jelly medium is an aqueous slide mounting media, used for mounting samples in microscopy and histology.

Supplier: Merck

Hard tissue like bones or teeth, and all specimens of calcified tissue like bone marrow punches require special pre-treatment before routine processing by a histological laboratory.

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Suitable for use with large and small mineralized (undecalcified) bone sections. Yields clear, hard blocks for cutting sections. Not water-soluble.

Supplier: G-Biosciences

FOCUS™ FASTsilver™ produces crystal clear backgrounds and maximal peptide recovery needed for critical analysis by mass spectrometry. Complete proteolytic digestion and recovery of peptides is required for optimal analysis, however silver ions in traditional silver staining kits inhibit proteolytic digestion. In addition, glutaraldehyde, a common sensitiser in silver stains, modifies peptide lysine residues preventing complete digestion and recovery.

Supplier: Biotium

Stains specifically designed for DNA in polyacrylamide gels.

Supplier: Biotium

DNAzure® Blue Nucleic Acid Gel Stain is an ultrasensitive reagent for visible staining of dsDNA in agarose or polyacrylamide gels.

Supplier: Avantor

Mounting medium for coverslipping of slides.

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CC/mount is an aqueous based permanent mounting medium with a very high refractive index, which when applied to the stained tissue sections can store the tissue specimens permanently without the fading of the chromogens. Because of the superior refractive index of CC/mount, tissues mounted in this medium look like specimens mounted with organic based mounting media. No coverslipping is required with CC/mount. However, if coverslipping is required, dried CC/mount can be post mounted by using an organic based mounting medium. CC/mount permits the long-term storage of antigens localised using organic insoluble chromogen substrates, including AEC, DAB, Fast Red, BCIP/NBT, BCIP/INT and fluorescent dyes like FITC and phycobiliproteins. The high pH of CC/mount ensures increased stability of fluorescence intensity.

Supplier: Merck

The defined hardness and uniformity of the material to be cut are vital requirements in creating consistent quality in cutting. These requirements can be met using a range of suitable substances, such as paraffins, resins, gelatine and celloidin.

Supplier: Merck

DPX new is a synthetic non aqueous mounting medium for microscopy. In its formulation, the teratogenic plasticiizer dibutyl phthalate (DBP) has been avoided, which renders the composition safer for the environment and more user friendly than the conventionally used mounting agents such as DPX.

Supplier: VWR Chemicals

Acidified alcoholic formalin for the fixation of glycogen.

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This is a mounting medium (contains 45% acrylic resin and 55% xylenes) used in microscopy. It is an adhesive and specimen preservative that can be used manually and in automated coverslipping equipment. Special purpose adhesive and sealant for use with glass, non plastic and other non-reactive materials.

Supplier: VWR Chemicals

High viscosity mounting medium for cryotomy.

Supplier: G-Biosciences

LabSafe GEL Blue™ is an enhanced protein stain based on Coomassie dye that offers unsurpassed sensitivity and rapid band visualisation.

Supplier: VWR Chemicals

Safemount Q Path® is a mounting medium, supplied in an PET bottle, which is compatible with Safesolv. It glues the coverglass to the slide and fixes the probe in position after staining.

Supplier: VWR Chemicals

Decalcifier according to Kristenson.

Supplier: Biotium

GelRed and GelGreen are highly sensitive DNA/RNA gel stains made safe by preventing penetration into cells.

Supplier: G-Biosciences

BLOT-FastStain™ is a unique stain for reversible staining of protein on nitrocellulose and PVDF transfer membranes. It only stains protein and leaves the background absolutely untouched and brilliant white resulting in high band visibility.

Supplier: VWR Chemicals

Cytology fixative specially designed for the conservation and transport of cytology specimens.