MOUNTING MEDIUM, BIO OPTICA

EUKITT® mounting medium

• Acrylic mounting medium for cytological and histological slides.
• Eukitt is a mounting medium (contains 5% Acrylic Resin and 55% Xylene), used in microscopy. It is an adhesive and specimen preservative that can be used manually and in automated coverslipping equipment. Special-purpose adhesive and sealant for use with glass, non-plastic, and other non-reactive materials. It spreads quickly and evenly without forming any air bubbles.

Properties

• Fast-drying (20 minutes).
• Refractive index close to glass (1.510).
• Chemically neutral.
• Little sensitivity to water.
• No reaction to staining.
• Temperature limits: 42ºC-17ºC.
• Passive to ultraviolet light.
• Not yellowing, unaffected by cold.
• Stays optically clear for over 10 years.
• Used in fluorescence dyes in bones. 
• 500 ml in a bottle