Thermanox Coverslips

Thermanox or TMX coverslips are made of a polymer, in the polyolefin family, that is highly resistant to most chemicals.
They are resistant to alcohols, aldehydes, hydrocarbons, dilute acids (<10%) and dilute alkalis (<2%). Thermanox has limited resistance to chlorinated hydrocarbons and it is not resistant to concentrated acids or bases.

It is a flexible transparent polymer that can be easily sectioned by using a microtome and is able to withstand low and high temperatures (-70 C to + 150 C).

Thermanox Coverslips are culture treated on one side for enhanced cell attachment and growth. See tech notes.

Thermanox coverslips are packed sterile, the treated side is packaged face up toward the label. Cells grown on these coverslips can be embedded while remaining on the coverslip in a plastic resin without removal for sectioning.

The Thermanox coverslips autofluoresce in the range 380 – 545nm. They autofluoresce at the Rhodamine and FITC range: Fluorescein isothiocynate, excitation 494nm; emission 517nm.

Thermanox coverslips can be autoclaved at 20 minutes steam, 20 minutes dry, at 120 C.

They are 0.2mm thick.