Quartz Microscope Slides

Special Properties

• Excellent ultraviolet transmission of
  still more than 80% at wavelengths as low as 185 nm
• Made of optical UV-grade synthetic quartz glass (Fused Silica)
• Significantly higher optical quality and material purity than conventional quartz slides made of natural fused quartz can offer
• Excellent surface quality and flatness
• Optically polished on both sides
• Low micro-roughness and very smooth surfaces
• Crystal clear appearance
• Low light absorption
• Highly resistant against chemicals
• Temperature resistant up to 1000 °C

Typical Applications

• Microscope slides for advanced microscopy applications
• Quartz object carriers for medical applications
• Analytics and biotechnology
• Chemically resistant microscope slides
• Scientific UV- and DUV microscopy
• Low-loss and low-absorption coverslips
• Quartz cover glasses
• High-temperature microscope stages
• Sample storage solutions
• UV-permeable and inert cover-slips
• Coverslips for UV-microscopes
• Quartz slides for medical, epidemiological cell research
• Cover-slips for UV-spectroscopy

Related websites

• Synthetic Quartz (Optical quality quartz, fused silica)
• Optical UV-grade Quartz glass FAQ
• Fused Quartz (Sight glass grade natural quartz glass)

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Quartz microscope slides made by our company are based on optical grade high-purity synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide. Unlike conventional quartz slides made of natural fused quartz glass, our quartz object carriers offer a material quality typically used for sophisticated optics. They feature a significantly higher UV transmission for lower UV-wavelengths. The excellent purity enables microscope applications in the DUV (deep ultraviolet) and keeps absorption losses in the UV-range small. All quartz microscope slide products we produce are double side optically polished. They still offer more than 80% light transmission at the very deep UV-wavelength of 185 nm, where for example, ordinary natural fused quartz can typically only transmit less than 50%.

Furthermore, they provide excellent flatness and surface quality on a level known from optics. The outstanding purity and chemical resistance of high-grade amorphous quartz enable contamination-free sample storage solutions. No substances or chemicals can dissolve from the quartz object carrier into the test sample. Such features are a crucial requirement for special microscopy applications in medical cell research, epidemiology, virology, bioscience, analytics, biotechnology, and all kinds of sample lab storage solutions.

Our company supplies all common sizes of quartz microscope slides and coverslips used in science, as listed on this website's dimension table. However, due to in-house production, we are not limited to the few quartz items and dimensions shown in this list. Nearly any shape and size are possible, no matter whether you need round quartz discs, coverslips, quartz plates, or any other quartz glass product. The delivery time for quartz slide products with custom dimensions is just as short as for the standard sizes, so a shopping cart for a limited number of sizes does not make sense. Our 48 h Express Service capabilities are available for any quartz glass thickness listed in the thickness table if you search for the speedy delivery of custom-sized quartz microscope slide items. This unique option offers the manufacturing and shipping of custom-sized quartz slides within two working days, provided there are no additional complex manufacturing steps required. So when you order using our 48 h Express Services, you have your tailored quartz microscope slide on your lab table very quickly, so you can continue your project or daily business without delay.

Please use the button below or select a thickness from the thickness table to request a price quote for any size of quartz microscope slide:

 

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Specifications

UV-transmission of our microscope slides
from synthetic quartz glass (Fused Silica)

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UV Light Transmission

• T > 80% at 185 nm
  

Slides made of Synthetic Quartz Glass
Standard dimensions

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Dimensions (mm)	approximately in inches	Standard Quartz Slide Thicknesses (mm)
10 x 10	0,4 x 0,4	0,50, 1,00
19 x 19	0,75 x 0,75	0,50, 1,00
23 x 23	0,9 x 0,9	0,50, 1,00
23 x 46	0,9 x 1,8	0,50, 1,00
23 x 66	0,9 x 2,6	0,50, 1,00
23 x 75	0,9 x 3,0	0,50, 1,00
25 x 25	1 x 1	0,50, 1,00
25 x 46	1 x 1,8	0,50, 1,00
25 x 50	1 x 2	0,50, 1,00
25 x 66	1 x 2,6	0,50, 1,00
25 x 75	1 x 3	0,50, 1,00
46 x 66	1,8 x 2,6	0,50, 1,00
50 x 75	2 x 3	0,50, 1,00
70 x 70	2,75 x 2,75	0,50, 1,00
Custom thicknesses on request.
The bold numbers represent the most common standards of microscope slides and coverslips used in the science lab. However, if you can use any alternative smaller dimensions (not bold), please take into account that these sizes might significantly lower the piece price compared to standardized quartz slide sizes. For example, the price of a quartz microscope slide at 23mm x 66mm x 1mm is considerably lower than that of a 25mm x 75mm x 1mm standard dimension. Also, round quartz plates, other shapes, and quartz coverslips are available. Please send us your inquiry.

Fused Silica standard thicknesses quickly available

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Thickness (mm)	Tolerance
0,50	±0,05	✔
1,00	±0,10	✔
2,00	±0,15	✔
3,00	±0,20	✔
The thicknesses marked with "✔" are also available within 48–h Express Service.

Refractive Index

• n_d = 1,4585

Density

• 2,20 g/cm³

Coefficient of Thermal Expansion

• ca. 0,57 x 10^-6/K

Maximum Operating Temperature

• ca. 1000 °C

Surface Quality

• 60-40 scratch & dig (MIL-0-13830A)

Note: Besides the quartz slides and coverslips described in this website, our company supplies specialty glass products made of any of the many other materials from our extensive product range. If you are searching for such kind of specialty microscope slides or coverslips or need additional support, please let us know your requirements. We immediately send our price quote.

All given details and specifications are mean reference values and are not guaranteed. Also, please consider the "Notes on specifications".

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Last update 28.04.2020