Parafilm works best. You have to check out with a microbiologist and he will show you how to use the parafilm to seal plates. You will love it once you know how to do it correctly. The half an inch to 1 inch width cutouts should be held against the edge of the plate with left thumb and then using the right hand strech the tape as you paste it around the plate edge. The tape will stick and seal the plate very effectively. Best of luck Jay
-----Original Message----- From: methods-boun...@oat.bio.indiana.edu [mailto:methods-boun...@oat.bio.indiana.edu] On Behalf Of WS Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 7:54 AM To: meth...@magpie.bio.indiana.edu Subject: Sealing Tape for Petri Dishes? Dear Experts, just have bought sealing tape for petri dishes at 35 euros per 33m roll. After unpacking, I realized that someone must earn a fortune by buying some cheap stuff in bulk and removing the label on the cardboard roll to prevent finding the real source. Any idea what I might try next time? Thanks for your help! Wo _______________________________________________ Methods mailing list Methods@net.bio.net http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/methods This email message may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or agent responsible for the delivery of this message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this email message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete this email message from your computer. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Methods mailing list Methods@net.bio.net http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/methods
