We simply store our cleaned slides in stainless steel racks within the
glass tanks the slides were originally cleaned in [see recent slide
cleaning discussions on the confocal listserver]. Our tanks have stainless
steel lids, thick glass otherwise. The internal stainless steel racks hold
50 slides. We have three tanks, and as the last cleaned slide is used up
in one tank, we move to another, with 50 new slides then batched cleaned
through the empty tank to replace them. The slide detergent then acid then
ethanol [x2] cleaning wash process cleans the racks and tanks as well as
the slides, and the cover prevents any dust getting in after the slides
are dried when the last ethanol wash is poured off. Our slide racks/tanks
are years old, but similar ones seem to be:

Slide rack:
http://www.tedpella.com/glasswar_html/slidedsh.htm
Item: 21058
Staining Dish 50-Slide Unit, with Cover
Slotted rack holds 50 microscope slides, sizes 3 x 1"

Keith


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Dr Keith J Morris
Molecular Cytogenetics and Microscopy Core
The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics
Roosevelt Drive
Oxford
OX3 7BN
United Kingdom

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> Hello:
>             Can anybody provide suggestions on how to store cleaned
> slides. I have tried to look at storage boxes, but they all have some
> sort of paper or cork in them. I am looking for something
> made of plastic so that the slides don't pick up lint from the box itself.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Prabhakar
>