Re: Sealing cover slips
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Mark A. Sanders on
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Mike,
I have successfully used a low temp glue gun and instead of glue, I use Crayola crayons. The crayons melt at the same temp as glue and the melted crayon seals the edge very well with a little practice. They're non-toxic and "color-coded".
Contact me for details.
Cheers,
Mark
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On Sep 18, 2012, at 3:42 PM, Mike Tighe wrote:
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> Does anybody know of a non toxic seal for coverslips? I am looking at live-dead stained bacteria (hoping to see them die) but I think that my agarose is shinking due to evaporation over time. I am worried that nail polish or vacuum grease will affect my results.
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> As usual, thanks for any help!
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> Mike