Re: coverslips for cell culture

Posted by Donnelly, Tom on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/coverslips-for-cell-culture-tp590595p590627.html

Search the CONFOCAL archive at http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S1=confocal
The  Titertek II  ( Nunc) 4 and 8 well dishes have # 1.5 coverslip bottoms and they work well.
 
I would suggest looking at www.willcowells.com  they make very high quality coverslip bottom 35mm dishes with both 12mm and 22mm 170um coverslips. They also make a "kit" which would allow you to grow cells on the coverslip then insert it into the machined 35mm dish.
 
No commercial interest in either.
 
Tom


From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Fredrik Wermeling
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 1:13 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: coverslips for cell culture

Search the CONFOCAL archive at http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S1=confocal

Hi!

 

I’m planning to grow adherent cells for later staining with fluorescently labelled antibodies. Previously I’ve done this by adding a sterile round coverslip in a 12 well plate and kept the cells on the coverslip through out the staining and fixation and then just "mounted" them on a microscope slide. My questions are:

- Do you have any suggestions for which coverslips to purchase, I guess they have to be thin enough and without auto fluorescence.

- Is there any alternative? I saw that Nunc sells a Lab tek product that sounds like what I´m looking for. 

 

Thanks a lot

/ Fredrik