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Prepared Slides
Posted: 30 Mar 2007, 13:55
by nickyw
Hi everyone
I have noticed that on one of my prepared slides the cover slip is smashed.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem or am I better off just tossing this one.
Cheers Nicky
Posted: 30 Mar 2007, 14:36
by Kath
In my opinion Nicky, just toss it. It would cost more in your time to fix it, than it would cost to buy a new slide.
Cheers Kath.
prepared slides
Posted: 30 Mar 2007, 15:02
by ri
On the other hand Nicole, if you wanted to save the specimen:
The broken cover slip could be eased off by soaking the slide in some xylene in a fume cupboard.
Xylene is the solvent for Canada balsam which is probably the original mountant.
A drop of Canada balsam can then be put on the slide and a new coverslip placed over it. It takes about a week to dry and the excess can be peeled off.
~Robyn