etched coverslips

[Peter Mulderry]

In article <pataky-150994135512 at steevlab.generes.ca>, Dave Pataky 
writes:

> 
> Hey!
> 
> Anyone out there in tissue culture- or histology land ever hear of 
a
> company called Bellco?  They were cited in a paper as the suppliers 
of
> coverslips with a 0.6x0.6mm grid etched into them, ideal for 
counting cells
> etc.  If anyone knows the phone number of Bellco or anyone else who 
sells
> etched coverslips I would be eternally grateful for the information. 

Never heard of Bellco, but Eppendorf make etched coverslips called 
Cellocate. They're OK, but the quality of the etching on individual 
slips is variable and sometimes very difficult to see under phase 
contrast.

--

Peter Mulderry, 
Edinburgh, Scotland.
mulderry at castle.ed.ac.uk