Material embedding

Agar Scientific offers a comprehensive range of chemicals and accessories the embedding of biological and materials specimens.

Embedding stubs, moulds and accessories in various shapes and sizes facilitate reproducible embedding. An extensive selection of resins and embedding compounds and processing reagents provide the optimum choice to suit your type of specimen.

Demotec 15 Plus, Cold Embedding Resin
Non-shrinking, expanding cold embedding resin for gap free embedding.
Average lead time: 1 to 21 days
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Average lead time: 1 to 21 days
EpoFix Resin
A low viscosity epoxy cold mounting system curing at room temperature.
Average lead time: 28 days
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Average lead time: 28 days
VariDur 10
VariDur 10 is a high hardness, high viscosity, semi-transparent, acrylic cold mounting compound with superior abrasion resistance and edge retention.
Average lead time: 14 days
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Average lead time: 14 days
SamplKwick
SamplKwick® is a semi-transparent, high viscosity rapid curing acrylic cold mounting compound.
Average lead time: 1 to 14 days
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Average lead time: 1 to 14 days
Compression Mounting Compounds
A range of thermosetting compression mounting compounds for hot compression mounting.
Average lead time: 14 days
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Average lead time: 14 days
EpoThin 2 Low Viscosity Epoxy
A free flowing, low viscosity, low shrinkage epoxy resin that is ideal for use with porous and heat sensitive samples.
Average lead time: 1 to 14 days
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Average lead time: 1 to 14 days
EpoKwick Fast Curing Epoxy
EpoKwick™ is a transparent, quick setting epoxy resin that cures in 90 minutes.
Average lead time: 14 days
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Average lead time: 14 days
KonductoMet, 450g AGB8788
KonductoMet® is a conductive thermosetting phenolic compression mounting resin with low electrical resistance
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TransOptic, 2.3kg AGB8787
TransOptic is a fast acting, transparent thermoplastic acrylic mounting material.
Average lead time: 30 days
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Average lead time: 30 days
Moulding powders
A range of moulding powders is available that was developed specifically for use in hot mounting processes.
Average lead time: 14 to 21 days
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Average lead time: 14 to 21 days
Scan-Dia Embedding System
The Scan-Dia system offers a complete range of cold setting, metallographic embedding agents and accessories.
Average lead time: 14 to 21 days
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Average lead time: 14 to 21 days
PetroBond - Thin Section Bonding Tool AGB8856
A thin section bonding tool to bond up to 12 lapped specimens to glass slides prior to sectioning.
Average lead time: 45 days
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Average lead time: 45 days
Metal Mounting Clips, pack of 100 AGB8837
Metal clips ideal for holding thin samples during cross-sectioning.
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Silicone Rubber Moulds
Reusable moulds for cold embedding, made from sturdy, flexible white or blue silicone which does not deform over time.
Average lead time: 1 to 14 days
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Average lead time: 1 to 14 days
Two part plastic embedding moulds
2-part plastic embedding moulds, 1in (25.4.mm), 1 1/4in (32mm) and 1 1/2in (38mm) diameters.
Average lead time: 1 to 14 days
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Average lead time: 1 to 14 days
Blotting paper, 100 sheets AGL4113
Highly absorbent fibre-free blotting paper.
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Specimen Levelling Press AGB8233
When viewing flat polished surfaces with an optical microscope, it is desirable that the image stays in focus as the specimen is traversed on the microscope stage.
Average lead time: 21 days
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Average lead time: 21 days