Posts that relate to the Keyword: specimens
How to prepare squash specimen samples for microscopic observation
Squashing the specimens (instead of cutting them) is a fast and easy way to prepare specimens.
How to prevent Air Bubbles in Wet Mounts
The statistics feature of my blogging software allows me to see what readers are searching for, and one of the questions that keeps reappearing over and over again is the question on how to prevent air bubbles in wet mounts. I have already published a video on how to correctly make a wet mount (temporary [...]
Euparal Mounting Medium
Euparal is a semi-synthetic mounting medium used in microscopy. It is slightly yellowish in color, flows well and cures after a few days. After curing, it becomes very hard but not brittle, keeping elasticity. Euparal also adheres strongly to glass. It has a refractive index of 1.5174. Compared to other mounting media, Euparal has a [...]
Stereo microscope projects
Let’s have a look at some stereo microscope projects that you can do with children.
Observing bacteria under the light microscope
It is possible to use non-toxic stains (such as ink for fountain pens) to stain yogurt bacteria in-vivo.