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Brewing Discussions => Equipment & Chemicals => Topic started by: Tom on January 21, 2014, 02:47:31 PM

Title: Haemocytometer
Post by: Tom on January 21, 2014, 02:47:31 PM
Anyone know where I can get Haemocytometer slides for my microscope. For counting yeast cells, very small, etc.

I've asked the chemist, the blood nurse and the internet.

Tom
Title: Re: Haemocytometer
Post by: Shane Phelan on January 21, 2014, 03:04:14 PM
I'll ask one of the girls in the lab if she has any. She normally does dilutions to count but may have those slides as a means of doing it too.
Title: Re: Haemocytometer
Post by: Tom on January 21, 2014, 03:50:51 PM
Ledge! Happy to reimburse any costs, naturally.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Haemocytometer
Post by: Will_D on January 21, 2014, 10:00:43 PM
I bought a few (Cough!!) from the bay!

Not expensive but you need to download the instructions (i.e. the multipliers)

All is availbale on t'inter'web thingy
Title: Re: Haemocytometer
Post by: Tom on January 22, 2014, 08:56:56 AM
There are a few on eBay right enough, I never thought to check. Are they hard to use, Will?
Title: Re: Haemocytometer
Post by: Will_D on January 22, 2014, 09:11:24 AM
Not really, the hard part is the counting!

What sort of microscope have you?

Suggest you read this for a starter:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemocytometer

Sort of image you will get:
Title: Re: Haemocytometer
Post by: Tom on January 22, 2014, 09:36:12 AM
Ex lab, anyway, but can't recall the name. It goes up to and beyond 400x, and is backlit. Haven't had chance to play with it properly as I don't have the slides yet.
Title: Re: Haemocytometer
Post by: Shane Phelan on January 22, 2014, 08:31:21 PM
"Bio-Girl" as I call her doesn't have any of these. Serrie.  :-X
Title: Re: Haemocytometer
Post by: Tom on January 23, 2014, 08:59:55 AM
"Bio-Girl", wasn't she a short-lived Marvel Comics character?

Cheers for looking, Shiny.