Re: Mounting very tiny specimens

Thank you all for interesting ideas. Has anyone used something like Thermoweb’s Zots (adhesive dots)? They supposedly use an archival-quality, acid-free adhesive that stays removable. For the dust-like specimens, I’m thinking it would be a bit less nervewracking to unmount from a removable adhesive. On the negative side, I’d wonder about bits of actual dust sticking before the box gets closed again. I suppose there are pros and cons for every method, e.g., acetone would evaporate quickly to allow retrieval from a shallow dish, but does tend to etch anything plastic nearby. I find the gelatin capsules I’ve been using to be ugly and in any event having too much optical distortion to examine without popping them open.
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