About this item
Acrytol® is a rapid-drying mounting medium which enables slides to be screened immediately.
- Low viscosity allows for easy flowing
- Rapid-drying
- Xylene-based mounting medium
- Added antioxidant inhibits stain fading and prevents formation of annual rings
It has a low viscosity, allowing the medium to flow easily
Micromount® is a rapid-drying, xylene-based mounting medium. Its low viscosity facilitates coverslipping and prevents air bubbles from forming. An antioxidant is added to inhibit stain fading and to prevent the formation of annual rings. Micromount® sets up quickly, allowing slide preparations to be handled immediately after mounting. Micromount® is soluble in xylene, toluene, and most xylene substitutes.
Sub-X® Mounting Medium is a quick-drying, permanent mountant formulated to be compatible with a Sub-X® Clearing Agent and all xylene substitutes on the market. It is toluene-based and may also be used on coverslip preparations cleared with xylene or toluene. Its' low viscosity provides an easy flow, bubble-free medium suitable for manual as well as automated coverslipping. Sub-X® contains an antioxidant to inhibit fading of stains.
It also prevents air bubbles from becoming trapped. Acrytol® contains an antioxidant to inhibit stain fading and to prevent the formulation of annual rings. A thin coating of Acrytol® is all that is needed to adhere a coverglass to a microscope slide. It is soluble in xylene, toluene, and most xylene substitutes.
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