Drops tend to spread and flatten on non-siliconized cover glass, which is why people use siliconized cover slides despite the cost. We recently find some places sell siliconized cover slides at much lower prices, These are not as fancy as the Hampton ones in terms of packaging, but worked very well for us.
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From: Ed Pozharski <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:49 am
Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] use of siliconized cover glass
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> Should help if you use detergents and, of course, they are cheaper.
>
> On Wed, 2009-04-29 at 15:38 -0400, Sang Hoon Joo wrote:
> > I sometimes notice people using non-siliconized cover glass and it
> > makes me wonder what pros and cons we can think about using
> > siliconized glass... any suggestions?
> >
> > Sang Hoon Joo, PhD
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> > Duke University
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