Haemocytometer

[Tom]

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

[Shane Phelan]

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.

[Tom]

Ledge! Happy to reimburse any costs, naturally.

Thanks.

[Will_D]

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

[Tom]

There are a few on eBay right enough, I never thought to check. Are they hard to use, Will?

[Will_D]

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:

[Tom]

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.

[Shane Phelan]

"Bio-Girl" as I call her doesn't have any of these. Serrie. 

[Tom]

"Bio-Girl", wasn't she a short-lived Marvel Comics character?

Cheers for looking, Shiny.