PEN Membrane Glass Slides

ARCTURUS™ laser capture microdissection (LCM) instruments offer a unique combination of infrared (IR) laser capture and ultraviolet (UV) laser cutting,Read more

Catalog Number	Quantity
LCM0522	50 each

Catalog number LCM0522

Price (CNY)

Quantity:

50 each

ARCTURUS™ laser capture microdissection (LCM) instruments offer a unique combination of infrared (IR) laser capture and ultraviolet (UV) laser cutting, permitting the use of any slide type and any sample preparation for microdissection. While plain glass slides are effectively used for standard IR-based LCM, polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) membrane slides facilitate this Arcturus™-exclusive dual laser function and allow you to determine the appropriate sample preparation based on your application need.

Plain Glass Slides
The ARCTURUS™ instruments are the only LCM systems that allow efficient use of low cost plain glass slides, and provide easy access to archival materials. We do not sell plain glass slides, though most commercially available glass slides are compatible with microdissection. For recommendations to suit your tissue type and application needs, please contact Technical Support for more information.

PEN Membrane Slides
PEN membrane slides enable the combined use of IR LCM and UV Laser Cutting. PEN Membrane Glass Slides allows the use of standard IR LCM on its own, which is the gentlest approach for isolating individual cells or small areas. PEN Membrane Frame Slides provide additional flexibility by allowing the choice of microdissection from non-dehydrated sample preparations.

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostics procedures.

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

Specifications

For Use With (Equipment)ArcturusXT™ LCM Instrument

Quantity50 each

Shipping ConditionRoom Temperature

MaterialPEN Membrane Glass

TypeMembrane Glass Slide

Unit SizeEach

Contents & Storage

PEN Membrane Glass Slides. Store at room temperature

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

How should I prepare slides for LCM?

The Arcturus HistoGene LCM Frozen Section Staining Kit (Cat. No. KIT0401) comes complete with all the reagents and supplies needed for preparing frozen tissue sections for laser capture microdissection (LCM). Designed as a fast-penetrating stain, this kit provides excellent contrast while preserving nucleic acid integrity and retaining low-abundance mRNAs.

The Arcturus Paradise Plus FFPE LCM Staining Kit (Cat. No. KIT0312J) offers a simple solution to stain formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues before proceeding with laser capture microdissection (LCM) and downstream molecular analysis. FFPE samples introduce unique challenges for gene expression profiling, including chemical modification and fragmentation of RNA molecules. Archiving of FFPE samples adds to these challenges through increased RNA degradation over time.

The Arcturus HistoGene LCM Immunofluorescence Staining Kit (Cat. No. KIT0420) is designed to retrieve high-quality nucleic acids from immunofluorescently stained, frozen tissue using a quick 15-minute process. The kit provides reagents and slides for convenient and reliable immunofluorescent staining as well as protocols that are streamlined and optimized to maintain nucleic acid quality. The staining kit is used with a biotinylated monoclonal primary antibody against an antigen of choice provided by the user, and Cyanine 3–conjugated streptavidin is included in the kit.

Which slides are recommended for my LCM application?

The dual-laser (IR) and UV nature of the ArcturusXT Laser Capture Microdissection System offers ultimate flexibility for tissue preparation. A wide variety of tissues can be mounted on the system and subsequently microdissected off. We offer three types of slides that can be used for microdissection:

Glass slides—uncharged, uncoated, standard glass slides that are useful for researchers looking to use only the IR laser to isolate their cells of interest.
PEN membrane glass slides—enable the combined use of IR LCM and UV Laser Cutting.
PEN membrane frame slides—provide additional flexibility by allowing the choice of microdissection from non-dehydrated sample preparations, and thick sections.