cleaning of filters

Posted by Boswell, Carl A - (cboswell) on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/cleaning-of-filters-tp3783387.html

Hi all,
I have some emission filters with dust that will not blow off, and one with
an obvious fingerprint, all of which show up as blurry smutz in the image.
I appreciate the need for caution when cleaning filters with soft coatings;
e.g. no organic solvents, no touching, etc.  But what about a simple soak in
dilute soap and water, followed by dH2O rinse?  Or, will a polymerizing
cleaners, such as Photonic's First Contact work?  Obviously there is a
solvent in this to keep the material liquid until applied.

Thanks,

c

Carl A. Boswell, Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Arizona
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