ACLAR film embedding sheets

Because of its chemical inertness, non-stick property, glass clarity, flexibility, and smooth surface, ACLAR solves a variety of challenges associated with the processing of tissue culture cells, epoxy embedments, sectioning, and observations.

Size: 203 x 318mm, 0.198mm thick

It may be cut with scissors or blades and is safe for microtomy knives. It provides superior moisture barrier protection, is UV-transparent, and is free of plasticisers and stabilisers. It has a low dielectric constant and dissipation, is nonflammable, and does not age. The dielectric strength is quite strong. ACLAR has the ability to be sterilised.

Features:

• separates easily from epoxy
• transparent fluorinated-chlorinated thermoplastic without volatile components
• chemically inert for all practical purposes
• cells adhere to it readily and remain attached after fixation, dehydration and critical point drying or embedding
• accepts heavy metal sputter coating
• stable in SEM; melting point 202?C
• ACLAR is as transparent as glass
• fluorescence microscopy possible since ACLAR exhibits no detectable auto fluorescence
• can be sectioned without damaging ultramicrotomy knives
• considerably simplifies the preparation of cultured cells for all types of microscopy
• sterilisable
• gives flat sections
• smooth surface makes LM observations possible
• does not degrade under UV or gamma ray radiation
• used as an O₂ barrier when flat embedding methacrylate or acrylic resins

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Also available: 11mm disk punch