Improve Your Research Results
with Fluorodish Optical Grade Glass Bottom Culture Dishes

WPI’s FluoroDish™ tissue culture dishes provide exceptional imaging quality for many applications requiring the use of inverted microscopes such as high resolution image analysis, microinjection and electrophysical recording of fluorescent-tagged cells. Taking advantage of WPI’s extensive experience with low toxicity adhesives, FluoroDish™ uses a specially formulated adhesive that is optically clear, durable and with extremely low toxicity. Tests by an independent laboratory have shown that the 96-hour surviving rate of embryos is 100% when kept in FluoroDish™ petri dishes, substantially better than other brands. The bottom glass has superior UV transmission (30% transmission at 300 nm, compared to less than 7% for the most popular German glass). Stringent quality control ensures that glass thickness is 0.17 ±0.01 mm.

Conventional plastic petri dishes and chambers limit the use of the inverted scope, because the thick plastic bottom requires a long working distance objective available only in lower magnifications. Each WPI dish has a flat (0.17mm thick), optical quality glass bottom, allowing the use of a much shorter working distance, larger numerical aperture (NA) and higher magnification (up to 100X). The larger NA and higher magnification provide superior quality imaging for both classical and fluorescence microscopy. Higher effective NA yields brighter images for fluorescence and higher resolution in image analysis. The glass bottom permits the use of immersion objectives with media such as water, glycerin or oil for the highest magnification possible. To optimize heat-exchange, WPI’s glass-bottom dish is designed to be flush (flat) with the microscope stage or heating unit, eliminating the air gap that exists with modified plastic dishes where a cover slip was inserted.

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Why Our Fluorodishes are Best in Class

Optical quality glass bottom for shorter working distances, larger numerical aperture and higher magnification
Non-fluorescent glass so you can discern weaker signals
Allows the use of immersion objectives
Flat bottom optimizes heat exchange • Less optical distortion and superior UV transmission
Low cytotoxicity adhesive to ensure cells' survival
Individually packaged and gamma sterilized
Multiple sizes and designs to suit your application
Optional Poly-D-Lysine coating for neurons
Dishes designed for low volumes or large growth areas