I would suggest making the mounts using glycerin, which is cheap, nontoxic, and widely available. Bubbles should not be a big problem.
Cheers, Doug Strom ______________________________ ------------------------------ Doug Strom Biology Department Manager Aquatic Group Client Service Manager Project Scientist - Aquatic Ecologist Water & Air Research Inc. 6821 SW Archer Road Gainesville, Florida 32608 Toll Free: 800.242.4927 Direct: 352.224.1555 Local: 352.372.1500 Extension 186 Cell: 352.359.1010 Fax: 352.378.1500 [email protected] <http://www.waterandair.com/> www.waterandair.com On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Jorge A. Santiago-Blay <[email protected] > wrote: > Hello Ecolog-Listers: > > I have several hundred temporary slide preparations of insects body parts > mounted on aqueous gelatin. As we prepare to photograph, we have been told > to completely cover the specimen with the gelatin mounting and place a cove > slip on top. As we melt new gelatin to comply, the process is invariably > creating annoying bubbles, regardless of how gently we heat the gelatin. > > If we stick to gelatin, can someone suggest a method to minimize bubbles > other than manually removing them? > > Of we switch mounting medium remember, all specimens are temp. mounted i n > the gelatin), what aqueous medium compatible with the aqueous gelatin would > you recommend that does not (ideally) create bubbles (ideally cheap). > > If you have any suggestions, please feel free to email me directly: > > [email protected] > > Gratefully, > > Jorge > > P.S. Apologies for potentially duplicate emails. > > -- > Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD > blaypublishers.com > > 1. Positive experiences for authors of papers published in *LEB* > http://blaypublishers.com/testimonials/ > > 2. Free examples of papers published in *LEB*: > http://blaypublishers.com/category/previous-issues/. > > 3. *Guidelines for Authors* and page charges of *LEB*: > http://blaypublishers.com/archives/ *.* > > 4. Want to subscribe to *LEB*? http://blaypublishers.com/subscriptions/ > > > http://blayjorge.wordpress.com/ > http://paleobiology.si.edu/staff/individuals/santiagoblay.cfm >
