Technical Glass Products, Inc. (TGP)

World Leaders in the
Fabrication & Distribution of Fused Quartz

Fused Quartz Microscope Slides & Cover Slips

Clear Fused Quartz Microscope Slides are used to hold objects for examination under a microscope. They are sometimes used with fused quartz cover slips to protect or secure the specimen during examination. Typically, the object is secured on the slide, and then both are inserted together in the microscope for viewing. Clear Fused Quartz Microscope Slides, often referred to as quartz microscope slides, are commonly used when ultraviolet transparency is important, as in fluorescence microscopy or when using Fused Silica Windows for Microscopy to ensure optical clarity.

Quartz microscope slides are essential when UV transmission, temperature, and purity are critical. The properties of high purity fused quartz make these slides well suited for high-precision laboratory settings where optical performance and material purity are important. TGP’s Microscope Slides and fused quartz cover slips, as with all our Fused Quartz windows, plates, and discs, provide solutions to our customers from the scientific communities. The same material properties are valuable in other laboratory components, including clear fused quartz tubing, where transparency and thermal performance are important. These characteristics also support specialized uses of semiconductor grade fused quartz in applications where purity and consistent material performance are critical. TGP also provides fused quartz for academic laboratories, supporting research applications where durability, transparency, and reliable performance are essential.

Custom sizes are available upon request. Please call 440-639-6399.
Optical Fused Quartz and Fused Silica material also available upon request.

 

Microscope Slides

Cover Slips

TOLERANCES

STANDARD* STANDARD*
PLATE      
Length: ±.010″ Radius: .030″–.060″
Width: ±.010″ Bevel: .020″–.040″
Thickness: ±.005″ Maximum Chip: <.020″
    Flatness: within .00011″ per inch
DISC   Parallelism: within .005″
Diameter: ±.010″ Scratch/Dig 80/50
Thickness: ±.005″    
* Special tolerances available