Microscope Accessories and Replacement Parts
General accessories and parts 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
Electron Microscopy Sciences MicroMounts™ Crystal Tool with 200 µm Aperture and 19 mm pin
MicroMounts are the high performance tools for manipulating and mounting protein crystals, virus crystals, and small molecule/inorganic crystals, and other small, fragile samples. They are ideal for both conventional and high-throughput X-ray crystallography applications.
Each consist of a thin (7.5um thick) micro-fabricated polyimide film, attached to a solid non-magnetic stainless steel pin. Film is wrapped around the steel pin and it provides excellent stiffness and convenient scoop-like action in retrieving and handling crystals.
Aperture: 19 mm pin
Electron Microscopy Sciences Dual Size SEM Pin Stub Holder, 12.5 mm
A simple holder which will hold ⅛" (3.1 mm) pin stubs on one side, or any other solid stub in the other side. Useful for specimen preparation, coating, freeze drying, as well as storage.
Diameter: 12.5 mm
Electron Microscopy Sciences Veco Hexagonal 300 mesh Nickel Grid
Veco Grids offer superior handling characteristics. Plus, with a 0.8 mil thickness, Veco Grids are the most rigid grids available. 3.05 mm diameter, 0.8 mil thickness.
Grid: Nickel
Pitch: 83 µm
Hole: 45 µm
Bar: 38 µm
Electron Microscopy Sciences Dual Size SEM Pin Stub Holder, 10 mm
A simple holder which will hold ⅛" (3.1 mm) pin stubs on one side, or any other solid stub in the other side. Useful for specimen preparation, coating, freeze drying, as well as storage.
Diameter: 10 mm
Electron Microscopy Sciences SEM Hitachi S-450 M4 Mount Plain Surface 5/8",1/4" height, Aluminum
Hitachi S-450 SEM mounts with M4 tapered hole and female thread. Made from ultra-pure aluminum with standard lathe finish.
Head: 5/8"
Height: 1/4"
Electron Microscopy Sciences EMS Lacey Carbon Film 50 µm holes on 300 mesh Cu
This carbon coated film on a broken pattern consists of woven-mesh-like holes of different sizes and shapes. This type of pattern provides support but does not interfere when observing specimen sections. All of our coated grids are optically checked followed by batch testing in the EM. Packed in grid storage box. NOTE: All of our film is laid on the shiny side of the grid.
Grid: Copper
Hole: 50 µm
Electron Microscopy Sciences Miller Squares Graticle NE57, 21 mm, 9:1 Large to small square
The ratio of large to small squares is 9:1. Originally designed for hematology, they can be utilized for rapid counting of any evenly spread field of particle. References: American J. of Clin. Pathol. Vol.20, 1950, page 1079. "Time Saving Device For Counting Reticulocyte." G.Brescher and Schneiderman. Practicle Haemotology – J.D. Dacy. Published by J.A. Churchill. 2nd Edition 1956 page 25.
Size: 21 mm
Divisions: 9:1 Large to small square
Surface: Glass sandwich
Electron Microscopy Sciences Veco Square Mesh Handle 400 mesh Copper Grid
Veco Grids offer superior handling characteristics. Plus, with a 0.8 mil thickness, Veco Grids are the most rigid grids available. 3.05 mm diameter.
Grid: Copper
Pitch: 63 µm
Hole: 30 µm
Bar: 33 µm
Electron Microscopy Sciences EMS Strip Aperture Hitachi, 70-70-50-50m, 41.0 x 4.0 x 0.10 mm
Strip apertures made from Platinum-Iridium (95:5).
Holes: 70-70-50-50m
Dimensions: 41.0 x 4.0 x 0.10 mm
Electron Microscopy Sciences Paterson Globes and Circles Graticle NG1, 16mm
The graticule consists of a central rectangle, sub-divided into nine smaller rectangles with a number of increasing circles outside the top and bottom horizontal edges. The marked figures are the diameters of the circles in units. 250 units represent the horizontal length of the large rectangle. Rectangle size is 4.5mm x 2.025mm. Circle sizes in microns are 450, 360, 270, 225,180,145, 110, 74, 37, and 18.
Size: 16 mm
Surface: Glass sandwich
Electron Microscopy Sciences BEEM Dial-A-Grid Storage Box
A two tone color coded plastic box with insert which has 24 letter-labeled crossed slots, where the grids can be stored. A rotating protection plate covers the slots and allows for exposure of one grid at a time. BEEM Is A Registered Trademark of Better Equipment For Electron Microscopy, Inc.
Leica Biosystems HC PL FLUOTAR 20x/0.55 Microscope Objective (20x, NA 0.55)
HC PL FLUOTAR 20x/0.55 is a fluorescence-optimized microscope objective that provides 20x magnification with a 0.55 numerical aperture. It delivers flat-field correction and chromatic control suitable for fluorescence and transmitted-light imaging in routine and research microscopy workflows.
- 20x magnification with 0.55 numerical aperture.
- Fluorescence-optimized optical design for high-contrast imaging.
- Plan correction for a flat, well-corrected field of view.
- Appropriate for routine and advanced light-microscopy applications.
- Compatible with standard microscope objective turrets and parfocal systems.
Electron Microscopy Sciences SEM Paper Storage Box
An inexpensive solution for storing Pin Mounts with a Pop Up box which stores up to 8 mounts with 1/2" head and 1/8" diameter pin. Box Dimensions: 7cm long x 3.8cm wide x 3.5cm high.