Support films - Forming materials

Agar offers a range of materials and accessories available for the preparation of support films.

Stainless Steel Mesh 150mm x 150mm
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Stainless steel mesh in 150mm squares, suitable for supporting grids during specimen preparation.

Part no: AGG252
Microscope slides
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High quality microscope slides manufactured in Germany.
Compartmented Petri dishes
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These Petri dishes originally designed for segregating different culture media are very useful for keeping small quantities of samples and specimens.
Crystal substrates
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High purity optical grade single crystals of sodium chloride, potassium bromide and potassium chloride are excellent substrates for growing epitaxial films.
Quartz substrate discs
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Quartz discs, or wafers, are made from high quality fused quartz, ground and polished to optical grade on both sides.
Replication materials
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Cellulose acetate sheets and tape provide a quick and convenient means of replicating surfaces, particularly from large objects which cannot be sectioned.
Arrandee gold-coated substrates
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Arrandee gold-coated substrates use a borosilicate glass base of 0.7mm thickness.
Grid coating plates
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Made from nickel plate, these can accommodate up to fifty 3.05mm grids.

Part no: AGG3653
Grid coating pen
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Pen designed to apply a thin layer of adhesive to grids with minimal pressure.

Part no: AGG3538
Settlement dish
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Settlement dish, 135mm diameter, with drain tap.

Part no: AGG341
Chemicals for support films
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A variety of film-forming solutions, including Formvar, Pioloform and Butvar, to prepare support films and replicas of smooth surfaces.