http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Cotton-wool-for-lens-cleaning-tp6175236p6178540.html
Sure. I was a little embarrassed. The company is "Quickie", based in
Pennsauken, New Jersey. They make, or distribute many cleaning supplies.
. Here's a link to the product.
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> Joel--
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> Can you provide the brand-name for the product?
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> Thanks--
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> Martin
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> On 3/16/2011 1:10 PM, JOEL B. SHEFFIELD wrote:
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>>
>> Colleagues,
>>
>> I would like to report on a discovery that we have made concerning lens
>> cleaning. In our teaching labs, we have a particularly difficult problem
>> with 40x dry lenses that are routinely dipped into oil by inexperienced
>> students. These lenses have a small meniscus front lens element that is
>> very difficult to clean with the conventional methods listed so far.
>> Recently, during a trip to a supermarket, I came across microfiber
>> cleaning
>> cloths designed for glass cleaning that are 80% Polyester and 20% Nylon.
>> The surface of the cloths is tufted, with a fine pile that enters the
>> meniscus and It turns out that the combination of fibers sucks up oil
>> without the need for any other solvents, leaving the lenses remarkably
>> clean.
>>
>> In the past, we have had to remove the lenses to clean them. Now, we can
>> leave them on the scope and essentially wipe them clean.
>>
>> Joel
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