Fixing specimens for making permanent slides

Before specimens can be processed for making permanent slides, they may need to be fixed.


Making mounts of pollen grains

Permanent slides of pollen grains can be used as a reference for identifying unknown pollen samples. It is therefore important, that the pollen grains remain in an authentic, natural shape.


Different types of mounting medium for microscopy

This post gives an overview of different water-based and non-water-based mounting media and their advantages and disadvantages.