nylon mesh for hybridizations

[Derek Parsonage]

In article <5dso2m$efo$1 at newshound.csrv.uidaho.edu>,
corte922 at harrier.csrv.uidaho.edu (Marc Cortese) wrote:

> Fellow Netters,
> 
> I have always used fine pieces of nylon mesh to separate the membranes
> from the glass and from each other when hybridizing in tubes.  I am now
> working in a different lab and new to purchase some for use there.  Can
> anyone supply me with a source of these membranes?  All I can remember is
> that the manufacturer is located in the southern United States and that
> the mesh is very expensive.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Marc
> 
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We have successfully used that well known scientific supply company - K-Mart.
Plastic screen mesh is the product. We wash it well before we use it, of
course, but you can't beat the price.  Well, maybe Walmart can!

Derek

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Derek Parsonage                        Wake Forest University
Dept. of Biochemistry                     Medical Center
dp at invader.bgsm.wfu.edu                 Winston-Salem NC  USA