We have an extensive range of chemicals carefully chosen for EM and LM use including a wide selection of embedding resins. The purity of the chemicals supplied is appropriate to LM and EM techniques.
The chemicals and mixtures offered by Agar Scientific are labelled with the appropriate hazard symbols and risk and safety phrases in accordance with current UK regulations and EC directives. The absence of symbols or risk and safety phrases should not be taken to indicate that the product is non-hazardous, particularly since new data and legislation requirements are always under review. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS/SDS) are available to download to assist in the safe handling and storage of products and the completion of any requirements under COSHH. Our web entries indicate the main hazards, providing guidance towards safe handling, storage and shipping.
Our products are intended for use only by qualified personnel in laboratory or industrial conditions. They are not intended for use by private individuals or in domestic environments.
- UA-Zero non-radioactive EM StainUA-Zero® EM Stain is a trouble-free solution developed as a direct substitute for Uranyl Acetate.Average lead time: 1 day
From £43.96
Average lead time: 1 day 
BuffersSome buffers are toxic and should be handled with the same care as fixatives.Average lead time: 1 to 29 daysFrom £26.15Average lead time: 1 to 29 days
Epoxy Resin (Araldite CY212) Kit AGR1030This epoxy resin is also known as Araldite M.In Stock£100.18In Stock
Agar 100 Resin Kit AGR1031Agar 100 resin is made to the same formulation as Epon 812 but it is more closely controlled with respect to viscosity; successive batches have a consistently low viscosity.In Stock£214.53In Stock
Agar Low Viscosity Resin Kit AGR1078This Agar low viscosity resin has all the same advantages of Spurr resin.In Stock£190.60In Stock
Pre-mix resin kitsThese kits make approximately 500g of resin and have the advantage that the resin components are already pre-weighed.Average lead time: 1 to 44 daysFrom £64.11
Average lead time: 1 to 44 days
Epoxy ResinsEpoxy resins for the preparation and sectioning of specimens for TEM.Average lead time: 1 to 29 daysFrom £8.33Average lead time: 1 to 29 days
Quetol 651 500g AGR1068This is an epoxy resin with a viscosity of 15 cps at 25°C and an epoxy equivalent of 115.Average lead time: 6 days£184.81Average lead time: 6 days
Average lead time: 1 to 20 days
Accelerators for Epoxy ResinsBDMA is recommended in preference to DMP-30 since it is less viscous and has a longer shelf life.Average lead time: 1 to 29 daysFrom £6.48
Average lead time: 1 to 29 days
Average lead time: 20 to 29 days
Resin SolventsA solvent for unpolymerised or partially polymerised resins and their components.Average lead time: 1 to 20 daysFrom £24.25
Average lead time: 1 to 20 days
Average lead time: 1 day
LR White ResinThis is a hydrophilic acrylic resin of low viscosity with wide applications suitable for both light and electron microscopy.Average lead time: 1 dayFrom £15.74
Average lead time: 1 day
LR Gold ResinLR Gold was originally designed primarily for embedding unfixed tissue at low temperature.Average lead time: 1 dayFrom £31.65
Average lead time: 1 day
Histocryl Resin Kit AGR1131Histocryl is a hydrophilic acrylic resin of low toxicity which is easy to use and formulated specifically for light microscopy.Average lead time: 20 days£120.29Average lead time: 20 days
JB-4 Resin Embedding Kit AGR1130JB-4® is a water-miscible glycerol methacrylate-based embedding medium for the infiltration of histological specimens.Average lead time: 59 days£465.42Average lead time: 59 days
Lowicryl Resin Kits for low temperature embeddingThese embedding resins are based on a highly cross-linked acrylate and methacrylate formula developed by Carlemalm et al in Professor Kellenberger's laboratoryAverage lead time: 13 to 59 daysFrom £824.87
Average lead time: 13 to 59 days
Lowicryl MonoStep KitsThese pre-mixed, ready-to-use embedding kits save time and minimise chemical contact.Average lead time: 1 to 20 daysFrom £456.52
Average lead time: 1 to 20 days
Glycol Methacrylate Resin Kit AGR1036GMA (2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate) is useful as an embedding medium for light microscopy studies.Average lead time: 29 days£61.98Average lead time: 29 days
MethacrylatesMethyl methacrylate + n-Butyl meth are flammable.Average lead time: 1 to 29 daysFrom £9.14
Average lead time: 1 to 29 days
Polymerisation catalyst for methacrylatesPolymerisation catalyst for methacrylatesAverage lead time: 1 to 20 daysFrom £18.01
Average lead time: 1 to 20 days
Decon 90 AGC847This is a water rinsable, surface active cleaning agent for laboratory cleaning applications.In Stock£119.73In Stock
