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PELCO® TEM grid Support Films of Formvar, Formvar/Carbon, Carbon, and Silicon Monoxide are available on the following 3.05mm O.D. grids: 0.4 x 2mm single slot Cu, 75 mesh Cu, 200 mesh Cu,Ni or Au, 200 mesh Hex Mo, 300 mesh Cu, Ni or Au, 300 mesh Hex Mo, and 400 mesh Cu, Ni, Au, Al, Ti and stainless steel.
Support films on the finer mesh grids can withstand considerable handling during specimen preparation. Those on slot and 75 mesh grids require more gentle handling and are ideal for those applications requiring large viewing areas without grid bar interference.
Our popular line of PELCO NetMesh™ Grids (our trademarked lacey films) are available on 200, 300 and 400 mesh grids. These robust films allow for viewing of specimens without interference from underlying support film material.
The complete PELCO® line of support films meets the requirements of most applications in all fields of electron microscopy.
This Support Film Application Guide will help you determine what support film to use for your particular transmission electron microscopy project. Once you have decided which substrate best suits your needs.
| Substrate Application | Formvar Only | Formvar Stabilized with Carbon | Silicon Monoxide on Formvar | Silicon Monoxide on Type-A | Carbon Type-A | Carbon Type-B | Pure Carbon Film | Is Lacey Film suitable for this application? |
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| Applications Requiring Pure Formvar | B | – | – | – | – | – | – | No |
| Bacterial Suspensions | – | G | B | B | B | B | B | Yes |
| Cell Fragment Suspensions | – | B | B | B | B | B | B | Yes |
| Diffraction Studies | – | – | G | G | B | B | B | Yes |
| EDS (energy dispersive spectrometry) | – | G | – | – | B | B | G | Yes |
| High Resolution Microscopy | – | G | G | B | B | B | B | Yes |
| High Temperature Techniques / Heating Stage | – | – | – | G | B | – | B | Yes (Type A) |
| Low Magnification Microscopy | G | B | B | G | G | B | G | No |
| Particulate Suspension, Biological | – | G | B | B | B | B | B | Yes |
| Particulate Suspension, Non-biological | – | G | B | B | B | B | B | Yes |
| Powders, Dry | – | G | B | G | G | B | G | No |
| Replicas & Low Temperature Techniques | G | B | – | – | G | B | G | Yes (Type-A) |
| Thin Sections | G | B | G | B | G | B | G | Yes |
| Viral Suspensions | – | G | G | B | B | B | B | Yes |
| A lacey network support film. The holes in the lacey support film vary in size from less than a quarter micron to more than 10 microns making them ideal for any type of specimen.
Lacey support films are extremely strong and withstand vigorous specimen preparation treatment.The specimen material is supported by the film network but lies across or protrudes into the holes of the mesh. This allows high definition imaging without the effects of underlying support material. Lacey films can be used for specimens ranging from large crystals and other particulate material to virus particles.Smaller particles, such as viruses or bacteria, tend to adhere around the inner edges of the holes, an ideal situation for high resolution microscopy. Lacey films are also ideal for selected area electron diffraction imaging. |
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| 0.26µm dia. Latex on a Lacey Support Film, example of application. | ||
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| Art. | Description | Unit | Price | Quantity | |
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| 01881 | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 200 mesh, Copper |
25 | € 106,20 | ||
| 01883 | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 300 mesh, Copper |
25 | € 106,20 | ||
| 01885 | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 400 mesh, Copper |
25 | € 106,70 | ||
| 01886 | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 200 mesh, Copper, Reference Index Grid |
25 | € 129,90 | ||
| 01881-F | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 200 mesh, Copper approx. grid hole size: 97µm |
50 | € 169,70 | ||
| 01882G | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 200 mesh, TH, Gold |
25 | € 145,10 | ||
| 01882G-F | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 200 mesh, TH, Gold |
50 | € 258,80 | ||
| 01882N | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 200 mesh, TH, Nickel |
25 | € 114,70 | ||
| 01882N-F | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 200 mesh, TH, Nickel |
50 | € 204,90 | ||
| 01883-F | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 300 mesh, Copper approx. grid hole size: 63µm |
50 | € 169,70 | ||
| 01883N | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 300 mesh, TH, Nickel |
25 | € 114,70 | ||
| 01883N-F | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 300 mesh, TH, Nickel |
50 | € 204,90 | ||
| 01884G | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 300 mesh, TH, Gold |
25 | € 145,10 | ||
| 01884G-F | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 300 mesh, TH, Gold |
50 | € 258,80 | ||
| 01885-F | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 400 mesh, Copper |
50 | € 170,70 | ||
| 01885G | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 400 mesh, Gold |
25 | € 145,10 | ||
| 01885G-F | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 400 mesh, Gold |
50 | € 258,80 | ||
| 01885N | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 400 mesh, TH, Nickel |
25 | € 114,70 | ||
| 01885N-F | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 400 mesh, TH, Nickel |
50 | € 204,90 | ||
| 01886-F | Lacey Formvar/Carbon, 200 mesh, Copper, Reference Index Grid |
50 | € 227,20 |
Carbon Type-B
A Formvar film coated with a heavier layer of carbon. This is the strongest and most versatile support film we produce.
It is stable in the EM under all operating conditions including high magnification with high beam intensity.
The films can withstand vigorous specimen preparation techniques. If the carbon surface is hydrophobic, specimen suspensions can be applied to the Formvar surface.
| Art. | Description | Unit | Price | Quantity | |
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| 01815G | Carbon Type-B, 150 mesh, Gold |
25 | € 122,20 | ||
| 01810 | Carbon Type-B, 200 mesh, Copper |
25 | € 89,10 | ||
| 01811 | Carbon Type-B, 200 mesh, Copper approx. grid hole size: 97 m |
100 | € 274,60 | ||
| 01910-F | Carbon Type-B, 200 mesh, Copper, Micron Reference |
50 | € 172,60 | ||
| 01808N | Carbon Type-B, 200 mesh TH, Nickel |
25 | € 91,80 | ||
| 01808N-F | Carbon Type-B, 200 mesh TH, Nickel |
50 | € 160,60 | ||
| 01808G | Carbon Type-B, 200 mesh TH, Gold |
25 | € 122,30 | ||
| 01808G-F | Carbon Type-B, 200 mesh TH, Gold |
50 | € 213,50 | ||
| 01808M | Carbon Type-B, 200 mesh Hex, Molybdenum |
25 | € 252,50 | ||
| 01813 | Carbon Type-B, 300 mesh, Copper |
25 | € 89,10 | ||
| 01813-F | Carbon Type-B, 300 mesh, Copper |
50 | € 152,10 | ||
| 01813N | Carbon Type-B, 300 mesh, Nickel |
25 | € 91,80 | ||
| 01813N-F | Carbon Type-B, 300 mesh, Nickel |
50 | € 160,60 | ||
| 01810G-F | Carbon Type-B, 300 mesh, Gold approx. grid hole size: 63 m |
50 | € 195,30 | ||
| 01813M | Carbon Type-B, 300 mesh, Molybdenum |
25 | € 259,60 | ||
| 01809M | Carbon Type-B, 300 mesh Hex, Molybdenum |
25 | € 275,00 | ||
| 01814-F | Carbon Type-B, 400 mesh, Copper approx. grid hole size: 42 m |
50 | € 152,60 | ||
| 01814N | Carbon Type-B, 400 mesh, Nickel |
25 | € 91,80 | ||
| 01814N-F | Carbon Type-B, 400 mesh, Nickel |
50 | € 160,60 | ||
| 01814G | Carbon Type-B, 400 mesh, Gold |
25 | € 114,80 | ||
| 01814G-F | Carbon Type-B, 400 mesh, Gold |
50 | € 187,30 | ||
| 01816 | Carbon Type-B, Triple Slot, Copper |
25 | € 89,10 |
Carbon Type-A
Carbon support films with a removable Formvar on the opposite side of the grid. When the Formvar is removed, by dipping in solvent, a pure carbon film remains. (Note: The Ultrathin Carbon Film on a Lacey Carbon Support Film, Prod. No. 01824, has no Formvar backing.)
These films are stable under all EM operating conditions and are for use where the presence of a Formvar layer cannot be tolerated.
Pure carbon films tend to be more delicate than those with a Formvar backing and require more delicate handling during specimen preparation than most other support films.
Technical Note
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| Art. | Description | Unit | Price | Quantity | |
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| 01820 | Carbon Type-A, 300 mesh, Copper |
25 | € 96,30 | ||
| 01821 | Carbon Type-A, 300 mesh, Copper, approx. grid hole size: 63µm |
100 | € 325,00 | ||
| 01822 | Carbon Type-A, 300 mesh, Copper |
25 | € 98,60 | ||
| 01822-F | Ultrathin Carbon Type-A, 400 mesh, Copper, approx. grid hole size: 42 m |
50 | € 170,60 |
Ultrathin Carbon Film on a Lacey Carbon Support Film
Pure carbon support films with no Formvar backing. This new product has an even thinner carbon film which is mounted on a Lacey carbon film.
The carbon support layer lying over the holes is less than 3nm in thickness and is the thinnest support film available.
It is particularly useful for high resolution microscopy of low contrast particles and is also ideal for use with the Energy Filtering TEM.
0.26 m dia. Latex on Ultrathin Carbon Film on a Lacey Carbon Support Film,
example of application.
Technical Note
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Download Technical Note – 300 Mesh Gold Grid |
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Download Technical Note – 400 Mesh Nickel Grid |
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Download Technical Note – 400 Mesh Maxtaform Reference Copper Finder Grid |
| Art. | Description | Unit | Price | Quantity | |
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| 01824G | Ultrathin Carbon Film on Lacey Carbon Support Film, 300 mesh, Gold |
25 | € 188,30 | ||
| 01824 | Ultrathin Carbon Film on Lacey Carbon Support Film, 400 mesh, Copper |
25 | € 163,30 | ||
| 01824N | Ultrathin Carbon Film on Lacey Carbon Support Film, 400 mesh, Nickel |
25 | € 165,50 | ||
| 01825 | Ultrathin Carbon Film on Lacey Carbon Support Film, 400 mesh, Reference Max H7, Copper |
25 | € 172,60 |
Pure Carbon Film
Carbon films with a thickness of 15-25nm with no Formvar used during manufacturing. Completely free of Formvar.
Carbon films are thin and highly transparent to electrons.
They exhibit very fine grain and minimal interference with specimen structure. Films are ready to use upon receipt.
The pure carbon films tend to be more delicate than support films with a Formvar backing and require more delicate handling during specimen preparation.
Available on Cu, Ni, and Au TEM grids with 200, 300, and 400 mesh. Mo grid only available in 200 mesh hex. Al and Ti only available in 400 mesh
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| Art. | Description | Unit | Price | Quantity | |
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| 01840 | Carbon Film only on 200 mesh, Copper |
25 | € 99,40 | ||
| 01840-F | Carbon Film only on 200 mesh, Copper |
50 | € 171,80 | ||
| 01841 | Carbon Film on 200 mesh, Copper, PELCO Pinpointer Grid |
25 | € 149,80 | ||
| 01841-F | Carbon Film on 200 mesh, Copper, PELCO Pinpointer Grid |
50 | € 243,70 | ||
| 01840N | Carbon Film only on 200 mesh, Nickel |
25 | € 106,90 | ||
| 01840N-F | Carbon Film only on 200 mesh, Nickel |
50 | € 186,30 | ||
| 01840G | Carbon Film only on 200 mesh, Gold |
25 | € 129,20 | ||
| 01840G-F | Carbon Film only on 200 mesh, Gold |
50 | € 236,50 | ||
| 01840M | Carbon Film only on 200 mesh, Molybdenum Hex |
25 | € 250,20 |
Pure Carbon Film
Carbon films with a thickness of 15-25nm with no Formvar used during manufacturing. Completely free of Formvar.
Carbon films are thin and highly transparent to electrons.
They exhibit very fine grain and minimal interference with specimen structure. Films are ready to use upon receipt.
The pure carbon films tend to be more delicate than support films with a Formvar backing and require more delicate handling during specimen preparation.
Available on Cu, Ni, and Au TEM grids with 200, 300, and 400 mesh. Mo grid only available in 200 mesh hex. Al and Ti only available in 400 mesh
Technical Note
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| Art. | Description | Unit | Price | Quantity | |
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| 01843 | Carbon Film only on 300 mesh, Copper |
25 | € 99,40 | ||
| 01843-F | Carbon Film only on 300 mesh, Copper |
50 | € 171,80 | ||
| 01843N | Carbon Film only on 300 mesh, Nickel |
25 | € 106,90 | ||
| 01843N-F | Carbon Film only on 300 mesh, Nickel |
50 | € 186,30 | ||
| 01843G | Carbon Film only on 300 mesh, Gold |
25 | € 125,40 | ||
| 01843G-F | Carbon Film only on 300 mesh, Gold |
50 | € 236,50 |
Pure Carbon Film
Carbon films with a thickness of 15-25nm with no Formvar used during manufacturing. Completely free of Formvar.
Carbon films are thin and highly transparent to electrons.
They exhibit very fine grain and minimal interference with specimen structure. Films are ready to use upon receipt.
The pure carbon films tend to be more delicate than support films with a Formvar backing and require more delicate handling during specimen preparation.
Available on Cu, Ni, and Au TEM grids with 200, 300, and 400 mesh. Mo grid only available in 200 mesh hex. Al and Ti only available in 400 mesh
Technical Note
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| Art. | Description | Unit | Price | Quantity | |
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| 01844 | Carbon Film only on 400 mesh, Copper |
25 | € 99,40 | ||
| 01844-F | Carbon Film only on 400 mesh, Copper |
50 | € 171,80 | ||
| 01844N | Carbon Film only on 400 mesh, Nickel |
25 | € 114,70 | ||
| 01844N-F | Carbon Film only on 400 mesh, Nickel |
50 | € 186,30 | ||
| 01844G | Carbon Film only on 400 mesh, Gold |
25 | € 205,70 | ||
| 01844G-F | Carbon Film only on 400 mesh, Gold |
50 | € 236,50 | ||
| 01844A | Carbon Film only on 400 mesh, Aluminum |
25 | € 257,40 | ||
| 01844T | Carbon Film only on 400 mesh, Titanium |
25 | € 663,10 | ||
| 01844S | Carbon Film only on 400 mesh, Stainless Steel |
25 | € 298,60 |
