Mounting medium

A Mounting medium is a liquid, polymer, resin, etc, used to mount microscopical specimens before examination. Its optical attributes (refractive index, transparency) and physical/chemical properties (viscosity, stability, preservation of the specimen) are crucial. Mounting media for fluorescent microscopy often contain anti-fading agents to lengthen the life of fluorophores by quenching free radicals generated during illumination of the specimen.

See also on OWW

 * Immunofluorescence Microscopy (Pf, fixed)
 * Griffin:Immunofluorescence Cell Staining

Related web resources

 * [[Image:3stars.png]] Mounting medium page by UCLA Brain Institute Imaging Facility
 * [[Image:3stars.png]] Page with recipes and evaluation of 5 different mounting media by JA Kiernan at IHCWorld