Microscope Slides

Microscope slides for in vitro diagnostic applications are manufactured acc. to DIN ISO 8037-1 standard and designed for single use by professionals. The slides are used mainly for microscopic investigation of tissue sections and cells from suspensions, preparation of specimens and their archiving.

Marienfeld Superior microscope slides are well wettable and clean. They are manufactured to exact size and, therefore, well suitable for application in automatic machinery.

Technical Specifications >

Material

Our microscope slides are made of soda lime glass of third hydrolytic class with thickness of approx. 1 mm. This glass fulfills all relevant optical requirements for light microscopy. Its composition and physical properties (technical datasheet) can be downloaded here: Material data sheet for microscope slides

Surfaces

Our slides are cleaned thoroughly by multi-stage processes without using any surfactants. Thus we accomplish ready for use, pre-cleaned, well wettable slides‘ surfaces. They preserve adhering cells and are well suited for smears of cell suspensions.