Re: Immersion Oil

Posted by Monique Vasseur on
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I have been told by a Nikon representative that Zeiss oil could destroy the Nikon objective lens scellant.  I use Cargill immersion oils on Nikon and Olympus microscopes for 7 years now without problems.

 

Monique Vasseur

Microscopie et imagerie

Département de biochimie

Université de Montréal

C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville

Montréal QC    H3C 3J7   Canada

tél. (514) 343-6111 poste 5148

De : Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]] De la part de David Knecht
Envoyé : 17 mars 2009 09:57
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Objet : Immersion Oil

 

We now have Nikon, Zeiss and Leica microscopes in our facility.  Is the problem of cross-contamination of immersion oil real or hypothetical?   Is it possible to use a single type of immersion oil for all, so that we don't have to worry about moving samples between microscopes?   Dave

 

Dr. David Knecht    

Department of Molecular and Cell Biology

Co-head Flow Cytometry and Confocal Microscopy Facility

U-3125

91 N. Eagleville Rd.

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT 06269

860-486-2200

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