Handy consumables

The following is a list of useful consumable items we currently can’t get enough of.

• LOCTITE 454 – For gluing the agar block to the slide.
• 2-part Epoxy for gluing the magnets to the slide. The following are known to work: Araldite Rapid 5 min, Araldite Crystal.
• Campden 752/1/SS – Stainless steel razor blades for cutting the samples. Cut wonderfully and don’t rust.
• Block magnets – These are easy to glue to the slide since you need just one. They corrode a little in the bath but this isn’t problematic.
• Copper EM grids for measuring x/y resolution. You can image the grid directly at 920 nm.
• Autofluorescent plastic slides – really handy for checking field uniformity and alignment. Image them at a very low laser power. They emit a lot of light at the right wavelength.