Embedding Equipment and Supplies

Silicone Rubber Embedding Modes

These molds made from a special silicone rubber, produce flat blocks almost completely trimmed, ready for microtomy. Orientation of specimen material during embedding is easy because the block is flat, and the amount of resin used is small. When hardened, these pre-numbered blocks are easily removed from the mold by flexing it slightly. Flat blocks can be used with most ultramicrotomes.

Rectangular Cavities

Standard Flat Molds

Cat. #	Description	Price
E10000	Each depression 14(L) x 5(W) x 3(D) mm	$17.00

Special Flat Molds

E10010

E10020

E10025

Cat. #	Description	Price
E10005	Each depression 14(L) x 5(W) x 3(D) mm	$18.20
E10010	Each depression 14(L) x 5(W) x 6(D) mm	$18.20
E10015	Each depression 11(L) x 5(W) x 3(D) mm	$17.40
E10020	Each depression 14(L) x 3.5(W) x 2.4(D) mm, not prenumbered	$17.40

Double End Molds

Cat. #	Description	Price
E10030	Double-tapered depressions make it possible to embed specimens in both ends of each casting. Each pre-numbered depression 14(L) x 5(W) x 3(D) mm.	$17.40

Round Cavities

E10100

E10105

E10110

Cat. #	Description	Price
E10100	10 dia. x 1.8mm (D), 12 numbered depressions	$17.40
E10105	12.5 dia. x 2.3mm (D), 9 numbered depressions	$17.40
E10110	17.5 dia. x 2mm (D), 5 numbered depressions	$18.20

Pyramid-Tip Mold & Plastic Cylinders

Pyramid-Tip Mold

Cat. #	Description	Price
E10200	Produces Pyramid-Tip Blocks, which are of great assistance where orientation of specimen material is difficult.	$17.50

Plastic Cylinders

Cat. #	Description	Price
E10205	Precisely formed cylinders 13mm (L) x 8mm dia., with smooth top surface ready for mounting of Pyramid-Tip Blocks. 100 cylinders to a package.	$58.00

The Original Giammara-Hanker Cast-a-Slide for LM, STEM, TEM and HVEM Cytochemistry

Cat. #	Description	Price
E10300	Original Giammara-Hanker Cast-a-Slide	$24.80

As published by B.L. Giammara and J.S. Hanker (Proc. Ann. EMSA Meeting 40 (1982) 358-9), a silicone rubber mold has been designed with recesses the size and shape of an ordinary microscope slide.

Eight-Faced Embedding Mold

Cat. #	Description	Price
E10350	Eight-Faced Embedding Mold	$51.30

This mold has 36 cavities which each produce an 8-faced embedment. Unlike BEEM-type capsules which melt at 85°C, this mold withstands high-temperature heating of 110°C or more.

Chien Embedding Mold

Cat. #	Description	Price
E10400	Chien Embedding Mold	$35.30

This silicone rubber mold developed by Kai Chien of Cedar-Sinai Medical Center allows single specimen "to be sequentially sectioned either transversely or longitudinally without tissue loss and without the necessity of re-embedding" (K. Chien et al, Proc. Ann. EMSA Meeting 45 (1987) 630-1).

BEEM® Flat Embedding Mold

Cat. #	Description	Price
E10450	BEEM® Flat Embedding Mold	$14.90

Flat polyethylene mold with transparent surfaces, permitting accurate specimen orientation by transmitted light. Produces smooth and polished blocks. BEEM molds are reusable and each mold is shipped in a protective plastic box.

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