Pannoramic MIDI 1.15 User’s Guide
3 Operating Slides and Trays
3 Operating Slides and Trays
3.1 Preparing Slides and Trays
This section demonstrates how to prepare slides and trays.
You can use all slides and coverslips that meet the following specifications:
Slides
coverslips
Length
75.0 to 76.2 mm
max. 50 mm
Width
25.0 to 26.0 mm
max. 24 mm (recommended: 22 mm)
Thickness
0.95 to 1.05 mm
No. 1 and No. 1.5 (0.13 to 0.16 mm and 0.16 to 0.19 mm)
Corners
45° beveled corners
Edges
Grounded or cut
Note:
FISH fluorescent signals become more easily detectable for the
scanner, therefore resulting in a brighter and better image, by treating
the slide with a formula that prevents rapid photobleaching of
fluorescent reagents (e.g. VECTASHIELD® Fluorescent Mounting
Medium by
Vector Laboratories
and ProLong® Gold and
SlowFade
®
Gold antifade reagents by
Invitrogen
) during the FISH protocol.
For further information, see the homepages of the manufacturers:
and
Warning!
Do not use a slide when it is broken or its edges are not properly cut or
grounded. Using such slides can lead to injury.
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