You can use thymol or merthiolate to prevent mold. You can always seal the edges of the coverslip. Barry
On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Keyser Gerald T <gkey...@uwhealth.org>wrote: > I'm toying with making my own aqueous mounting media. Although I will not > likely use this in actual cases, it would still be nice. Aqueous mounting > media is kind of expensive. But, there are some questions that need to be > answered. > > The Slides need to be kept for 10 years. > > - Will the adhesive yellow with time? > > - Will the adhesive continue to have complete coverage over time. Over > drying? Cracking? > > - Since the mounting media is made from glycerin, gelatin, and water, will > microbial invasion of the slides be a problem? I can add a anti-microbial > agent to the recipe. > > Anyone have long term experience with this recipe? > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
