Plastic cover slips?
Plastic cover slips?
Does anyone have opinions on plastic cover slips? After a glass cover slip fractured into splinters some of which got into my hand (I think I got them out successfully), I have been leery of glass cover slips. I did a search and found Raylabcon plastic cover slips on Amazon that I am now trying. They seem to work all right for observing pond life.
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BramHuntingNematodes
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Re: Plastic cover slips?
They are not ideal for DIC or polarized or fluorescence microscopy but think should be fine for other techniques. I look at some things up through the bottom of a plastic petri dish using phase and it seems fine. They are prone to scratching.
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Greg Howald
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Re: Plastic cover slips?
I have never used plastic. I wear surgical gloves when making slides. It seems to give a better grip on things and provide a slight amount of protection while avoiding finger prints.
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iconoclastica
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Re: Plastic cover slips?
I once had a batch of them off Ebay. Their transparancy was poor (milky). So at least he cheap ones I wouldn't recommend.