Adhesive Microscope Slides

Preparing your own slides is essential for managing applications in many types of analyses. You must use blank microscope slides for substance samples to help you accurately evaluate the properties of the sample. Slides are available in several different types so you can find the best option for your specific requirements. 

Since several selections are available for laboratories, you'll want to understand the slides available and which ones will fit your purposes. Adhesive slides can be a valuable supply to meet your requirements, so read on to explore whether they may be suitable for your needs.

What Are Adhesive Slides?

Adhesive slides work to prevent sections of sample cells or tissue from slipping off the slide's surface. Various actions, such as rinsing during the staining process, may cause critical parts of the sample to fall off the slide and potentially skew results.

Adhesive microscope slides have a coating that gives them a permanent positive charge to keep samples firmly in place. The slide creates a stable electrostatic attraction to the sample tissues or cells, holding them securely to the surface of the glass. 

This solution is vital to optimal performance in clinical microbiology laboratories because it bypasses the need for heat fixation or adhesive additions such as PVA. These methods can cause contamination or alteration of the tissues or cells being analyzed. Adhesive slides, in contrast, can secure the samples without compromising them.

Applications of Microscope Slides

Among the types of slides available, adhesive microscopic slides offer unique capabilities for specific samples, helping protect the accuracy of final results. Fields that commonly use adhesive slides for analysis include:

• Microbiology: Various cells and organisms that could slip off the slide's glass surface stay on securely with adhesive slide solutions.
• Immunohistology: In this field, materials such as brain, skin and fibrous tissues samples require adhesive slides to hold them in place during analysis.
• Cytology: For diagnostic purposes, examining a single cell type is more secure and precise with adhesive slides to keep the cell from falling off the surface.

Key Advantages of Adhesive Slides

For applications with samples that can commonly slip off the slide surface, adhesive slides offer several key advantages:

• Optimal performance: With adhesive slides, you can keep samples secure on the surface without risking damage or alteration of the tissues or cells.
• Rapid specimen bonding: The slides quickly bind samples to the surface, allowing for efficient and precise analysis.
• Reduced competitive background staining: Adhesive slides allow for decreased background staining that could obscure results.

As you address laboratory and analytical applications, reliable supplies can help you ensure precise outcomes from your work. With supplies from Mercedes Scientific, you can get trusted performance and quality for your laboratory needs. We offer a selection of adhesive microscope slides to address your essential requirements and help you get accurate results from your work.

For more information or to make a purchase, browse our product inventory for adhesive microscope slides and supplies.