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PELCO® SynapTek™ Grids
and PELCO® SynapTek GridStick™
An extremely sturdy Grid for Transmission Electron Microscopy coating procedures
and TEM Grid Staining, Holding and Storage Device
[ PELCO® SynapTek™ Grids ] [ PELCO® SynapTek GridStick™ ]
[ GridStick™ Adhesive ]
PELCO® SynapTek™ Grids
The PELCO® SynapTek™ grids are made of a special alloy (beryllium copper)
which makes these grids extremely sturdy and gives perfect stability for coating with a support film. These
grids are easy to clean, contamination free and reusable after cleaning. The thickness of the PELCO® SynapTek™
grids is 100µm (4 mil), diameter is 3.05mm. Standard oval slot size is 1x2mm. The DOT type is also available with
a slot size of 0.5x2mm. The gold plated PELCO® SynapTek™ grid (GILDED) has been developed for special
applications like immunology research.
DOT: One side of the grid is marked with 2 dots for clear identification, visible
to the naked eye.
NUM: A number stamped on the grid for identification. Numbers are in random order
and may be duplicated.
NOTCH: An indentation stamped on one side of the grid to enable easy grasping by tweezers.
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| DOT (1 x 2mm slot) |
| PELCO® SynapTek™ DOT Grids, 1 x 2mm slot, Beryllium-Copper | | |
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| DOT (0.5 x 2mm slot) |
| PELCO® SynapTek™ DOT Grids, 0.5 x 2mm slot, Beryllium-Copper | | |
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| NUM (1 x 2mm slot) |
| PELCO® SynapTek™ NUM Grids, 1 x 2mm slot, Beryllium-Copper | | |
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| NOTCH (1 x 2mm slot) |
| PELCO® SynapTek™ NOTCH Grids, 1 x 2mm slot, Beryllium-Copper | | |
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| NOTCH-DOT (1 x 2mm slot) |
| PELCO® SynapTek™ NOTCH-DOT Grids, 1 x 2mm slot, Beryllium-Copper | | |
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| NOTCH-NUM (1 x 2mm slot) |
| PELCO® SynapTek™ NOTCH-NUM Grids, 1 x 2mm slot, Beryllium-Copper | | |
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| GILDED, NOTCH-NUM (1 x 2mm slot) |
| PELCO® SynapTek™ GILDED NOTCH-NUM Grids, 1 x 2mm slot, Beryllium-Copper, Gold Plated | | |
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PELCO® SynapTek GridStick™
staining and storage for EM
An inexpensive device to reduce or eliminate precipitate and dirt from your electron
microscopy grids during staining.
The PELCO® SynapTek GridStick™ is manufactured from a thin but rigid alloy that does not react with commonly used organic solvents and stains. The stick is 4mm wide by 75mm long and has a slot along its center with small undercut notches on one side to make grid removal simple.
A small area on top of each stick is reserved for identification (use a fine point
permanent ink pen).
The PELCO® SynapTek GridStick™ is coated with a specially formulated pressure-sensitive adhesive. This adhesive holds the grids in place during staining, emulsion coating, carbon coating, shadow casting and serial section collection.
The PELCO® SynapTek GridStick™ will fit into conventional Pasteur pipettes. The grids lie in the same plane as the solution flow, minimizing chances of breaking Formvar films and collecting surface debris.
The PELCO® SynapTek GridStick™ was developed in conjunction with PELCO® SynapTek™ Grids. Other grids may be used provided they have sufficient thickness to avoid bending when being removed from the adhesive on the PELCO® SynapTek GridStick™. PELCO® SynapTek™ Grids are 100µm thick.
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Inset: fully loaded PELCO® SynapTek GridStick™ with 1 x 2mm PELCO® Synaptek™ Grids.
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Ordering Information
Complete PELCO® SynapTek GridStick™ Kit:
5 coated GridSticks, 10 Staining Pipettes, 2 flow-limiting Plugs and Bulbs plus Instructions.
Note: Staining Pipettes are fire polished, heat annealed, acid cleaned, blow dried with filtered compressed air and capped.
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| Prod # | Description | Unit | Price | Order / Quote |
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| PELCO® Synaptek GridStick™ Kit | | |
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| SynapTek™ Replacement Components |
| PELCO® Synaptek GridSticks™ (uncoated) | | |
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| Staining Pipettes with 2 flow limiting plugs | | |
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