General Microscope Accessories
General accessories for use with microscopes. Products include lens oil, lens cleaner, slide dispensers, microscope covers, vessel holders, light cubes, and flow cells.
Many parts of your microscope can be updated or replaced including microscope lamps, lenses, and eyepieces. Replacement lamps, light sources, and power cords can extend the working lives of your microscopy equipment. New or replacement objectives and lenses can help increase the total magnification available with your microscope.
Add greater magnification or exchange your eyepiece for one with a reticule to more easily estimate the sizes of the items being viewed.
Replace or update your mechanical stage or clamps or add cell culture vessel adapters to facilitate specimen positioning.
Condensers can also be replaced, and conversion kits are available to add phase contrast, polarization, fluorescence, or other capabilities to your current system.
Some microscopes can be adapted for use with still or video cameras. Look for cameras and adapters designed for your specific microscope brand. Film and documentation-related products may also be available to support your record-keeping.
Temporary, semi-permanent, and more long-term slide storage options include:
- Slide racks that securely hold slides during staining procedures
- Folding fiberboard or plastic slide holders with horizontal indentations that keep microscope slides in place
- Slide storage boxes with vertical dividers; made from fiberboard, plastic, and wood and available in multiple sizes
- Slide holders and mailers for transporting slides safely
- Slide storage systems and cabinets for large quantities of slides or archival storage
Grace Bio Labs Inc SS1X13 IMAGING SPACER PK/100
SS1X13-SecureSeal™ Imaging Spacer, 13mm Diameter ID X 0.12mm Depth, 25mm X 25mm OD - 100 PACK
Electron Microscopy Sciences EMS 300 mesh Square Grid, Copper
Grids are 3.05 mm diameter.
Grid: Copper
Thickness: Up to 19 µm +/-5 µm
Pitch: 83 µm
Hole: 58 µm
Bar: 25 µm
Leica Biosystems MIXING STATION
BOND Mixing Stations are reusable inserts with six vials for mixing and catalyzing chromogens prior to slide application.Fresh chromogen promotes high quality staining.Replacing the mixing stations at recommended intervals ensures that the mixed chromogen does not become contaminated.
Electron Microscopy Sciences Formvar Support Film 5-6 nm thick on 2 X 1 mm Slot Grid Copper Grid
A thin film of pure formvar resin coats the shiny side of a slotted grid. Coated grids are optically checked and batch tested in the electron microscope. Packed in grid storage box. Standard coating is 5 to 6 nm thick.
Grid: Copper
Ted Pella Inc PELCO Center-Marked Grids, 300 mesh, 3.0mm O.D., Copper
The PELCO Grids are usually somewhat thicker than similar TEM grids made by electro plating processes which makes them stiffer and easier to handle without the danger of bending, but still maintain a good definition of the grid bars. The wide rims (350-400µm) on the PELCO Grids provide additional stiffness and minimize the potential of interfering with the sample when picking up and handling the grids with tweezers. The popular PELCO Grids were introduced 45 years ago and have found a large user base in all disciplines of TEM. The grids have a shiny (smooth) finish on one side and matte (rough) or dull finish on the other side. Grids have all been inspected before packaging. A comprehensive selection of different grid styles is offered with the standard outside diameter of 3.05mm.
Ted Pella Inc Double 90º SEM Mount, Ø25mm
Double 90º SEM Mount Ø25mm, pin leg fits into FEI, Tescan, ZEISS (also for Philips, Leo, Cambridge, AMRAY, Leica, CamScan, ETEC) SEMs. Aluminum, grooved edge, 9.5mm pin height.
Ted Pella Inc Carbon Film only on 400 mesh, Copper, 50/pk
Carbon films with a thickness of 15-25nm with no Formvar used during manufacturing. Completely free of Formvar. Carbon films are thin and highly transparent to electrons. They exhibit very fine grain and minimal interference with specimen structure. Films are ready to use upon receipt. The pure carbon films tend to be more delicate than support films with a Formvar backing and require more delicate handling during specimen preparation.
Ted Pella Inc Low Profile 45º - 90º Mount, short 6mm pin
Low profile 45º / 90º SEM Mount Ø12.7mm, short 6mm pin for ZEISS/LEO. Aluminum, grooved edge.
Electron Microscopy Sciences Quantifoil Holey Carbon Film R 1.2/1.3 on Copper 300 mesh Grid
QUANTIFOIL is a perforated support foil with pre-defined hole size, shape and arrangement. It has advantages in electron microscopy (EM) or low-energy electron point source (LEEPS) microscopy when compared with conventional holey film.
QUANTIFOIL with circular holes is used in cryo-electron tomographic reconstruction. The roundness of the holes is advantageous with respect to the formation of an ice layer of constant thickness. The whole size chosen depends on the magnification used, and on whether or not one wishes to include support film in the image. Assessment of the image quality is easier when foil is included in the picture, because the power spectrum of a foil is stronger than that of unsupported ice.
Grid: Copper
Mesh: 300