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Why do you say that glass is a liquid?

 

Monique Vasseur

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Objet : Re: Polarization microscopy and birefringence of coverslips

 

Shalin-

Glass is a liquid.

Carol

 

	Search the CONFOCAL archive at http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S1=confocal Dear confocalists,
	  I am planning some polarization based measurements (first with fixed cells and then attempt live cells). It is well known that the objectives for polarization microscope have to pass rigorous tests to ensure that they do not introduce birefringence in the optical path. I wonder whether the same issue holds for cover-slip and slide? We could possibly eliminate slide's birefringence by using two coverslips.
	
	Has someone produced coverslips that are truly *isotropic*?
	
	Best wishes,
	Shalin
	
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