Name: Slide Holding Forceps, 1 Each
Brand: United Scientific
SKU: SFK001
Price: 1.90 USD
Availability: InStock

<h2 data-section-id="wj9kck" data-start="162" data-end="232">What Are Microscope Slide Accessories?</h2>
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Microscope slide accessories are the consumables and tools that support slide handling across three workflow stages: staining and processing, specimen transport, and archival storage. This category at MBP includes Coplin staining jars (for vertical-immersion staining), 20-place portable slide file holders (for case transport), flip-top and polypropylene screw-cap slide mailers (for inter-lab shipping), slide dispensers with up to 72-slide capacity (for bench-top access during staining), and expandable slide storage cabinets (for growing archival collections). Select accessories by workflow stage: Coplin jars for staining, mailers for shipping, dispensers for bench access, and file holders or cabinets for archiving.
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<h2 dir="ltr">What you will find:</h2>
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<li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Blood smearing tools with tapered ends for achieving uniform, error-free smears.</li>
<li>20-place microscope slide files for organized specimen tracking.</li>
<li>Coplin staining jars for uniform reagent exposure and cell staining.</li>
<li>Flip-top and extra sturdy plastic slide mailers for safe specimen transport.</li>
<li>Polypropylene slide mailers with red screw caps for leak-proof shipping.</li>
<li>Cardboard slide mailers for cost-effective, short-range sample sharing.</li>
<li>Slide dispensers that hold up to 72 slides for rapid access.</li>
<li>High-capacity slide storage boxes for long-term specimen archiving.</li>
<li>Expandable slide storage cabinets for growing laboratory collections.</li>
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<h2 data-start="2837" data-end="3149">How to Choose Microscope Slide Accessories</h2>
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Staining: Coplin Jars Coplin staining jars are vertical-slot containers that hold 5&ndash;10 slides facing outward, immersing them simultaneously in staining reagents &mdash; haematoxylin, eosin, Gram stains, silver stains, and alcohols. Glass Coplin jars are solvent-resistant for xylene and all laboratory alcohols; polypropylene versions are suitable for aqueous and mildly solvent-containing reagents but are not xylene-compatible. &nbsp; Transport: Slide Mailers Three mailer types address different transport needs. Flip-top plastic mailers are reusable for short-range intra-facility transport. Polypropylene mailers with red screw caps provide a leak-proof sealed closure for shipping biological specimens. Cardboard mailers offer a lower-cost option for non-biohazardous, short-distance lab-to-lab sharing. &nbsp; Bench Access: Slide Dispensers Slide dispensers hold up to 72 slides in a tilted stack, dispensing one slide at a time from the front with one-handed access. This prevents contamination from repeatedly handling the full slide stack and reduces breakage during high-volume staining sessions. &nbsp; Archiving: 20-Place File Holders and Cabinets Twenty-place slide file holders accommodate a single case's slides in a flat, portable format suitable for filing or transporting a patient case. Expandable slide storage cabinets provide modular drawer-based storage for collections that grow over time, holding 100&ndash;500+ slides per cabinet unit.
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<h2 data-section-id="1jl751w" data-start="3151" data-end="3176">Specifications Context</h2>
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Glass Coplin jars are resistant to xylene, acetone, and all laboratory alcohols. Polypropylene Coplin jars tolerate aqueous and mildly solvent-containing stains but are NOT compatible with xylene &mdash; use glass jars for any step involving xylene or halogenated solvents. Polypropylene screw-cap slide mailers from MBP provide a leak-resistant sealed closure for shipping slides containing biological specimens; labs shipping Category B biological substances should confirm UN3373 / IATA P650 compliance of their complete packaging before shipping. Slide dispensers at MBP hold up to 72 standard 25&times;75mm slides.
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Microscope Slide Accessories

United Scientific

Key Specifications

Slide Holding Forceps, 1 Each

The Slide Holding Forceps by United Scientific are plated steel wire forceps designed to grip microscope slides and cover glasses securely. They let users stain, rinse, heat-fix and position slides without touching the specimen area. Microscopy teaching labs, microbiology classes and histology prep benches use them to handle thin glass carefully and keep fingers away from stains.