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
Prepared Slides
prepared slides
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
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