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 CoverWell™ Imaging Chamber 1 well 20 mm, 0.8mm depth, 180 µl Volume
CoverWell Imaging reusable press-to-seal silicone chambers form a removable enclosure for repeat staining or specimen repositioning. The chambers are designed to stabilize and support thick and free-floating specimens for confocal microscopy and imaging applications.
Diameter: 20 mm
Depth: 0.8 mm
Volume: 180 µl
O.D.: 25 mm x 25 mm
Electron Microscopy Sciences Formvar/Carbon Film 10 nm/1 nm thick on Square 150 mesh Gold Grid
A formvar coated grid, stabilized with evaporated carbon film. This type of coating is excellent for specimen support, especially for ultra thin 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. Formvar is approximately 10 nm thick with 1 nm of carbon.
Grid: Gold
Electron Microscopy Sciences Gold Coated Specimen Discs for AFM, 20 mm
Magnetic stainless steel gold coated specimen discs have smooth edges and consistently flat surfaces to ensure secure holding. Specimens can be mounted directly on the metal discs with double sided tape, epoxy or conductive paste. If a mica specimen support is needed, the mica discs can be easily mounted on the metal support discs.
These discs offer excellent resistance to electromigration, high electrical and thermal conductivity, and high temperatures making them excellent substrates for mounting specimens. Packaged in a polystyrene disc storage box.
Diameter: 20 mm
Electron Microscopy Sciences Walton & Beckett Graticule G22, 27 mm, 3:1 ratio
The Walton and Beckett graticule is for counting fibrous dust (asbestos or glass fibers) and particularly where the majority of fibers to be counted are shorter than 5 microns. The circle is divided into four by two diametrical lines scaled in units of 5 and 3 microns respectively. 3 and 5 microns are the critical measurements of fiber lengths and diameters used in fiber counting. Walton and Beckett include shapes with an aspect ratio of 3:1 or 5:1 for comparing to fibers.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The circle on these Walton & Beckett graticules must represent 100 microns at the stage and each one must be manufactured to the individual instrument. 3:1 ratio is useful where the majority of fibers to be counted are shorter than 5 um.
Size: 27 mm
Electron Microscopy Sciences EMS Platinum Aperture with 20 µm hole, 0.12 mm thick
Platinum apertures are easily cleaned by either an aperture flamer or over a bunsen burner in the open air. We maintain a wide variety of Platinum Drilled Apertures in stock with different configurations suiting all of your needs. Nominal hole diameter: +/- 1 micron. Disc diameter: +/- 10 microns. Disc thickness: +/- 10 microns
Size: 20 µm
O.D.: 3 mm
Thickness: 0.12 mm
Electron Microscopy Sciences Fairs Microscope Graticle NG5, 21mm, Grid length 4 mm
Designed to extend the sizing range of globe and circle graticules. For example if sued in conjunction with NG2 the overall size range = 128:1. The circles increase by 2. Note: Both graticules would have to be used with the same microscope, eyepiece and objective.
Size: 21mm
Divisions: Grid length 4 mm
Surface: Glass sandwich
Electron Microscopy Sciences Cross Lines Graticle NE8, 27 mm, Nominal line width 0.020 mm
Used as NE50 but for measurements in two directions and for sighting and alignment. Image covers the entire field of view.
Size: 27 mm
Divisions: Nominal line width 0.020 mm
Surface: Chrome image
