Fluoroshield™
SIGMA/F6182 - histology mounting medium
Product Type: Chemical
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| application(s) | diagnostic assay manufacturing hematology histology |
| form | liquid |
| pH range | 7.8-8.2 |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| solubility | water: soluble |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| technique(s) | immunofluorescence: suitable |
| Application: | Fluoroshield™ has been used: • as a mounting medium for cultured megakaryocytes and immunostained platelets for confocal microscopy studies • as a mounting medium for 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylin • to preserve fluorescence of C6 cell smears |
| General description: | Fluoroshield is an aqueous mounting medium for preserving fluorescence of tissue and cell smears. This unique formula not only enables prolonged fluorescence, but also prevents rapid photobleaching (fading) of fluorochromes including FITC, Texas Red®, AMCA, Cy®, Cy3™, Cy5, Alexa Fluor™ 488, Alexa Fluor™ 594, Green fluorescent protein (GFP), tetramethylrhodamine, R-phycoerythrin (R-PE), phycocyanin (PC), and allophycocyanin (APC). |
| Legal Information: | ALEXA FLUOR is a trademark of Life Technologies |
| Legal Information: | Cy is a registered trademark of Cytiva |
| Legal Information: | Cy3 is a trademark of Cytiva |
| Legal Information: | FluoroShield is a trademark of ImmunoBioScience Corp. |
| Legal Information: | Gel Mount is a trademark of Biomeda Corp. |
| Legal Information: | Texas Red is a registered trademark of Life Technologies |
| Other Notes: | Fluoroshield is an aqueous-based mounting medium comparable to Gel Mount™. |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 12171500 |