Support Films - Forming Materials

A variety of film-forming solutions, including Formvar, Pioloform and Butvar, to prepare support films and replicas of smooth surfaces.

High-quality microscope slides.

High purity optical grade single crystals of sodium chloride, potassium bromide and potassium chloride are excellent substrates for growing epitaxial films.

Quartz discs, or wafers, are made from high quality fused quartz, ground and polished to optical grade on both sides.

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 use a borosilicate glass base of 0.7mm thickness.

Made from nickel plate, these can accommodate up to fifty 3.05mm grids.

Pen designed to apply a thin layer of adhesive to grids with minimal pressure.

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