Microscopy Stains

What is immersion oil used for? Immersion oil is generally used to increase the resolution of a microscope by immersing the objective lens and specimen in a clear, high refractive...

Most tissues, especially those of animals, are colourless and therefore we need to dye them in order to observe their morphological characteristics with an optical microscope. This is achieved by...

Formalin for the preservation of biological samples and fresh corpses

Hematoxylin (CI 75290) is a compound obtained from the legume plant Haematoxylum campechianum L. , also known as logwood. It is a natural product that, when oxidized, forms a dark...

Orange G or orange gelb is a synthetic azo dye used in histology in many staining formulations. It usually comes as a disodium salt. It has the appearance of orange...

A nuclear stain used as a counterstain or to color collagen yellow. A general stain to show cellulose nuclei and walls. Safranin (also called Safranin O or basic red 2...

Methylene blue , whose scientific name is methylthionine chloride, is an organic dye used to treat a disease called methemoglobinemia. It is an aromatic heterocyclic chemical compound with molecular formula:...

Aniline Blue WS, also called aniline blue, China blue or soluble blue, is a mixture of methyl blue and water blue. It can also be one of them. It is...

Eosin is a dye named for its beautiful pink color, similar to that of the aurora. It is a red powder insoluble in water, benzene or chloroform. It is soluble...

About the Entellan solution Entellan is a new composite solution based on xylene polymers. The combination of multiple resins makes Entellan a particularly fast bonding agent . It can be...