MOUNTING MEDIA

Apathy’s medium

Fluorescent microscopy

Apathy’s medium

Aqueous medium with High refractive index

Farrant’s medium

Preferred for fat-soluble

Farrant's medium

Effective for lipid stains due to gentle handling of delicate

Glycerin jelly

Versatile and reliable routine moutant for fat stains

Glycerin jelly

Good tse preservation and suitable for sudan staining methods

Highman’s medium

Metachromatic dyes such as methyl violet to reduce diffusion

Canada balsam

Traditional and historical mounting medium

Canada balsam

Long-term for H&E staining

Canada balsam

60% natural resin dissolved in xylene

Canada balsam

Basic aniline dyes fade

Canada balsam

Prussian blue bleaching

Canada balsam

Slow drying time (take months to harden)

Canada balsam

Optical clarity and historic use

DPX

Modern and widely used synthetic resin

DPX

Fast drying resin

DPX

Excellent clarity, permanence, and compatibility with stains

DPX

Commonly used in routine mounting

DPX

reliability and ease of handling