anatomical pathology microscope slides and coverglass · 2020-07-17 · 2 microscope slides and...

Microscope slides and coverglassA guide for clinical applications

Anatomical Pathology

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The characteristics and features of microscope slides and cover slips can impact test performance, diagnosis and laboratory workflow.

Slides — a key component to many Anatomical Pathology applications

Cardinal Health™ Microscope SlidesPatient outcomes often depend upon laboratory tests being performed with accuracy, quality and consistency. Those three traits drive the design, manufacturing and distribution of all of our glass products.

Our microscope slides are made from superior quality white glass, manufactured to high quality standards in our Swiss glassworks factory. The clarity achieved by our manufacturing process helps ensure exceptional transparency to aid in accurate diagnosis.

Our skilled glassmakers strive to create slides with lot-to-lot and box-to-box consistency. Fully integrated quality controls include several checkpoints for testing, ensuring a high quality product for laboratory use.

All slides are pre-cleaned, thin, flat and feature finely ground edges. Each pack is wrapped to protect against humidity and moisture.


Anatomical PathologyAnatomical Pathology (AP) is a medical specialty focused on the diagnosis of disease based on microscopic analysis of morphology, immunology and molecular characteristics of cells and tissue.

AP labs include core histology, immunohistochemistry (IHC), in-situ hybridization (ISH), cytology and digital pathology/ image analysis.

Slides commonly used in Anatomical Pathology include:

• Cardinal Health™ SUPERFROST PLUS™ Adhesion Slides

• Cardinal Health™ COLORFROST PLUS™ Adhesion Slides

• Cardinal Health™ SUPERFROST PLUS™ Control Adhesion Slides

• Cardinal Health™ Ink Jet PLUS Adhesion Slides

• Cardinal Health™ SUPERFROST PLUS™ Gold Adhesion Slides

• Cardinal Health™ SUPERFROST EXCELL™ Adhesion Slides

• Cardinal Health™ POLYSINE™ Adhesion Slides

• Cardinal Health™ PERMAFROST™ Economy Adhesion Slides

• Cardinal Health™ Premium SUPERFROST™ Slides

• Cardinal Health™ 1.2 mm Thick Slides

HematologyHematology (He) is a medical specialty focused on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases related to the blood and bone marrow. Circulating tumor cell analysis is an additional study that may utilize blood samples.

Slides commonly used in Hematology include:

• Cardinal Health™ Premium Plain Slides


• Cardinal Health™ SUPERFROST™ Slides

• Cardinal Health™ Frosted Slides

• Cardinal Health™ Ink Jet Slides

• Cardinal Health™ Plain Slides


• Cardinal Health™ PERMAFROST™ Non-Adhesion Slides

MicrobiologyMicrobiology (Mi) is a medical specialty focused on microorganisms and their effects on human disease. Microorganisms are too small to see with the naked eye and include bacteria, fungi and viruses.

Slides commonly used in Microbiology include:

• Cardinal Health™ Premium Plain Slides








UrinalysisUrinalysis (Uri) is a test that can provide important health clues. Urinalysis can be used to detect certain diseases, such bladder and kidney disease and some metabolic disorders.

Slides commonly used in Urinalysis include:







Applications AP Hem Mic Uri


SUPERFROST PLUS™ and COLORFROST PLUS™ Adhesion Slides

• Secure tissue sections without laboratory-applied coatings to help minimize tissue loss during staining

• Electrostatically attract frozen and formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue sections and cytology preparations

• Printed tab is impervious to common laboratory chemicals and reagents

Packages include 72 slides with 20 packages per case.

Ordering information

Product Cat. No.

Cardinal Health™ SUPERFROST PLUS™* and COLORFROST PLUS™ Slides *SUPERFROST™ Plus are recommended for IHC

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¾ in. Tab, Two “+” Markings

White M6146-PLUS

White, 1 in. tab M6133A

Blue M6148-3B

Green M6148-3G

Pink M6148-3P

Yellow M6148-3Y

Aqua M6148-3A

Burnt Orange M6148-3BO

Gold M6148-3GL

Lilac M6148-3L

Tan M6148-3T

90-degree corners

Adhesion Slides SUPERFROST PLUS™ Control Slides

• Printed or etched “Control” box and “Patient” section clearly identify sample types



Product Cat. No.

Cardinal Health™ SUPERFROST PLUS™ Control Slides

¾ in. White tab, red control box on front, manual M329

1 in. White tab, red control box on back, automated M334

¾ in. White tab, red control box on back, automated M355

¾ in. White tab, etched control box on back, automated MI6172

Ink Jet PLUS Slides

• Ink Jet PLUS slides feature 45-degree clipped corners and are compatible with chemical resistant ink from ink jet slide printers

• Ink Jet Plus slides can also be used without ink jet printers with labels or for manual marking



Product Cat. No.

Cardinal Health™ Ink Jet PLUS Slides For use in LEICA™ and SAKURA™ Ink Jet slide printers. Feature four clipped corners (45-degree).

White M6151-10

Blue M6151-11

Green M6151-12

Pink M6151-13

Yellow M6151-14

Aqua M6151-15

Burnt Orange M6151-16

Lilac M6151-17

Tan M6151-18

45-degree clipped corners

AP

AP AP


SUPERFROST EXCELL™ Adhesion Slides

• Offer strong adhesion properties

• Perform well with special stains and IHC applications

• Used in applications involving high pH Heat Induced Epitope Retrieval (HIER), epon and methyl methacrylate sections, Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) and cell culture



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Cardinal Health™ SUPERFROST EXCELL™ Slides

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White M4941

White with four clipped corners M4941-4

POLYSINE™ Adhesion Slides

• Adhesive coating attracts paraffin-embedded sections to slide surface

• Coated with a derivative of the chemistry for Poly-L-Lysine



Product Cat. No.

Cardinal Health™ POLYSINE™ Slides

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White M6143

SUPERFROST PLUS™ Gold Adhesion Slides

• Attracts and chemically bonds fresh or formalin-fixed frozen tissue sections to surface

• Recommended for hard-to-hold tissue samples like bone, brain, breast and skin

• Ideal for special stains, immunocytochemical and in-situ DNA hybridization on these tissue types



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Cardinal Health™ SUPERFROST PLUS™ Gold Slides

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White M6146GOLD

PERMAFROST™ Economy Adhesion Slides

• Hold tissue sections without expensive coatings

• Used in routine clinical applications and dermatopathology



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Cardinal Health™ PERMAFROST™ Economy Slides

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White M640-ADH

Aqua M940A-ADH

Blue M642-ADH

Burnt Orange M940BO-ADH

Green M643-ADH

Lilac M940L-ADH

Pink M644-ADH

Yellow M646-ADH

Tan M940T-ADH

SUPERFROST™ Cytology Slides

• Localizes cells in an easily identifiable area on the slide surface

• Use with Cardinal Health™ Cytofunnels

• Feature white SUPERFROST™ tab and optional circles on the front or back

• M155CYT and M156CYT feature adhesive coating to permanently adhere samples



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Cardinal Health™ SUPERFROST™ Cytology Slides

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Single 13 mm ring on back M151CYT

Double 13 mm rings on back M154CYT

Adhesive coated, double 13 mm rings on back M155CYT

Adhesive coated, single 13 mm ring on back M156CYT

Single 13 mm well with black mask on front M157CYT

Single 13 mm ring on front M159CYT

Double 13 mm wells with blue mask on front M150CYT

Cytology Slides

AP

AP

AP

AP

AP


Premium Plain and Premium SUPERFROST™ Microscope Slides

• Unique manufacturing process intended to provide consistent results and facilitates interpretation

• Can be used for routine histology, microbiology and hematology applications

• Deliver consistently crisp, feathered-edge blood smears with good morphology

• Premium SUPERFROST™ clipped-corner slides specifically designed for automated hematology instrumentation



Product Cat. No.

Cardinal Health™ Premium Plain and Premium SUPERFROST™ Slides

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Premium Plain (50 packages per case) M6155

Premium Plain 3 in. x 1 in. x 1 mm M6158-1

Premium SUPERFROST™ 3 in. x 1 in. x 1 mm (50 packages per case) M6158

Premium SUPERFROST™ White (no SPECIMEN printed-key) M6158-2

Premium SUPERFROST™ White with four clipped corners (40 packages per case)

M4951-4A

Premium COLORFROST™ Blue with four clipped corners M4951-1A

Premium COLORFROST™ Green with four clipped corners M4951-2A

Premium COLORFROST™ Pink with four clipped corners M4951-3A

Premium COLORFROST™ Yellow with four clipped corners M4951-5A

Premium COLORFROST™ Aqua with four clipped corners M4951-7A

Premium COLORFROST™ Burnt Orange with four clipped corners M4951-8A

Premium COLORFROST™ Gold with four clipped corners M4951-10A

Premium COLORFROST™ Lilac with four clipped corners M4951-6A

Premium COLORFROST™ Tan with four clipped corners M4951-9A

Premium Non-Adhesion Slides SUPERFROST™ and COLORFROST™ Microscope Slides

• Easy-to-write-on, easy-to-read, white printed tab

• May be used for urinalysis, microbiology, cytology, hematology and some histology applications

• Printed tab impervious to all common laboratory chemicals and reagents

• Available in nine other colors as COLORFROST™ slides

• SUPERFROST™ and COLORFROST™ slides can be used for H&E stains or dermatopathology samples



Product Cat. No.

Cardinal Health™ SUPERFROST™ and COLORFROST™ Slides

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White M6146

White with four clipped corners (20 packages per case) M6146-2A

White 3 in. x 1 in. x 1mm (20 packages per case) M4951F

Aqua M6148-1A

Blue M6148-1B

Burnt Orange M6148-1BO

Green M6148-1G

Gold M6148-1GL

Pink M6148-1P

Lilac M6148-1L

Yellow M6148-1Y

Tan M6148-1T

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Cardinal Health™ Light SUPERFROST™ SlidesFor fluorescent antibody examination 3 x 1 in. x 1 mm

Light SUPERFROST™ White with two 10 mm circles (20 packages per case) M6177

Light SUPERFROST™ White with two 15 mm circles (20 packages per case) M2961A

Ink Jet Slides

• Feature printed tab with four 45-degree clipped corners

• Compatible with ink jet printers

• Print text, numbers and barcodes directly on the slide tabs

• All slides feature four-clipped corners (45-degree)

• Available in nine colors

• Ink Jet slides can also be used without Ink Jet printers with labels or for manual marking



Product Cat. No.

Cardinal Health™ Ink Jet SlidesFor use in LEICA™ and SAKURA™ Ink Jet slide printers

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3/4 in. Tab “Ink Jet” Marking Clipped Corners

White M6151-1

Blue M6151-2

Green M6151-3

Pink M6151-4

Yellow M6151-5

Aqua M6151-6

Burnt Orange M6151-7

Lilac M6151-8

Tan M6151-9

AP Hem Mic

AP Hem Mic Uri

AP Hem Mic Uri


Frosted Microscope Slides

• Feature sandblast frosted tab that provides smooth frosted finish

• Use for manual notation or the application of printed labels

• Applications include hematology, microbiology and urinalysis

• M6150-1 is fully frosted for use with cytological smears



Product Cat. No.

Cardinal Health™ Frosted Slides

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Frosted (40 packages per case) M6147

Frosted with Four clipped corners M6146-4A

Fully Frosted M6150-1

Economy Frosted 301437

Economy Double Frosted M6147-ECO

Plain Microscope Slides

• For use in hematology, microbiology, urinalysis, general lab and research applications

• Finely ground edges for easy handling and immediate use

• Surface is completely plain without a frosted tab Packages include 72 slides with 20 packages per case.


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Cardinal Health™ Plain Slides

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Plain (40 packages per case) M6145

Plain with with four clipped corners M6146-3B

Economy Plain M6145-ECO

Economy Plain with four clipped corners M630-4

Plain, Frosted and SUPERFROST™ 1.2 mm Thick Microscope Slides

• Glass slides are 20% thicker than standard slides to stand up to robust handling

• Available with larger surface area

• For use in hematology, microbiology, urinalysis and agglutination testing

• Available in plain, with sandblast frosted tabs or SUPERFROST™ tab Packages include 72 slides with 50 packages per case.


Product Cat. No.

Cardinal Health™ 1.2mm Thick Slides

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Plain 3 in. x 1 in. x 1.2 mm thick M6130

Plain 3 in. x 1.5 in. x 1.2 mm thick (10 packages per case) M6140

Plain 3 in. x 2 in. x 1.2 mm thick (10 packages per case) M6142

Frosted 3 in. x 1 in. x 1.2 mm thick

M6132

Double Frosted 3 in. x 1 in. x 1.2 mm thick

M6134

SUPERFROST™ White 3 in. x 1 in. x 1.2 mm thick

M6131

PERMAFROST™ Economy Non-Adhesion Slides

• For use in urinalysis, microbiology, some hematology and histology applications

• Feature frosted end for marking slides



Product Cat. No.

Cardinal Health™ PERMAFROST™ Slides

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White M640

White with four clipped corners M640-4

Aqua M940A

Blue M642

Burnt Orange M940BO

Gold M940GL

Green M643

Lilac M940L

Pink M644

Tan M940T

Yellow M646

AP Hem Mic Uri

Hem Mic Uri Hem Mic Uri

AP Hem Mic Uri


Cardinal Health™ Standard Cover Slips and Cardinal Health™ SUPERSLIP® Cover Slips are manufactured with colorless borosilicate glass. Our cover slips feature high-spectral- transmission quality and a finely adaptive refractive index suited for microscopy.

Available in a variety of sizes and thicknesses.

Packed approximately one ounce per package, 10 packages per case.

Superslip™ Cover Slips for automation and humid environments

• Uniquely developed to minimize sticking

• For use in automated cover slippers or for manual use in humid environments

• Packed by the ounce and available in a variety of sizes and thicknesses


Product Width Length Thickness Cat. No.

Cardinal Health™ SUPERSLIP™ Cover Slips

Rectangular SUPERSLIP™ 24 mm 40 mm #1 (0.13 - 0.17 mm) M6043-1A



Rectangular SUPERSLIP™ 24 mm 50 mm #1.5 (0.16 - 0.19 mm) M6043-3A

Rectangular SUPERSLIP™ for automatic cover slippers 24 mm 50 mm #1 (0.13 - 0.17 mm) M6043-7B

Cover Slips Standard Cover Slips

Standard Cover Slips are packed by the ounce and available in a variety of sizes, shapes and thicknesses.


Product Width Length Thickness Cat. No.

Cardinal Health™ Standard Cover Slips

Square Cover Slips 18 mm 18 mm #1 (0.13 - 0.17 mm) M6045-1A


Square Cover Slips 22 mm 22 mm #1.5 (0.16 - 0.19 mm) M6047-2A



Rectangular Cover Slips 22 mm 30 mm #1 (0.13 - 0.17 mm) M6045-3A





Rectangular Cover Slips 24 mm 50 mm #1 (0.13 - 0.17 mm) M6045-9B



Rectangular Cover Slips 22 mm 30 mm #1.5 (0.16 - 0.19 mm) M6047-3A









AP Hem Mic Uri

AP Hem Mic Uri

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