This smaller sheet of glass, called a cover slip or cover glass, is usually between 18 mm on a side. The cover glass serves two purposes: It protects the microscope's objective lens from contacting the specimen, and it creates an even thickness (in wet mounts) for viewing.
This smaller sheet of glass, called a cover slip or cover glass, is usually between 22 mm on a side. The cover glass serves two purposes: It protects the microscope's objective lens from contacting the specimen, and it creates an even thickness (in wet mounts) for viewing.
A microscope slide is a thin flat piece of glass, typically 75 by 26 mm (3 by 1 inches) and about 1 mm thick, used to hold objects for examination under a microscope. Microscope slides are often used together with a cover slip or cover glass, a smaller and thinner sheet of glass that is placed over the specimen.
We are leading supplier of Microscope India Slide. A microscope slide is a thin flat piece of glass typically 75 by 26 mm (3 by 1 inches) and about 1 mm thick, used to hold objects for examination under a microscope.