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13.2 Slide and Coverslip Standards
The following subsections present various standards and specifications for slide and coverslip
optical properties, slide and coverslip dimensions, barcode labels, and adhesives. All users
should become familiar with these standards in order to quickly identify slides not suitable for
machine processing.
13.2.1
Slide and Coverslip Dimensions
All specimens must be submitted on glass microscope slides that meet the specifications shown
in Table 13
2). The thickness dimensions in the following
tables do not include mounting adhesive.
Table 13
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1 – Conventional Slides
Table 13
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2 – BD SurePath™ Slides
Figure 13
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2 – Slide and coverslip dimensions
Material
Length
Width
Thickness
Glass Slide
74.7–76.5 mm
24.7–26.5 mm
0.85–1.2 mm
Glass Coverslip
38.7–61.3 mm
21.5–26.5 mm
0.14–0.25 mm
Plastic Coverslip
38.7–61.3 mm
21.5–26.5 mm
0.097–0.103 mm
Material
Length
Width
Thickness
Glass Slide
74.7–76.5 mm
24.7–26.5 mm
0.85–1.2 mm
Glass Coverslip
28.7–61.3 mm
21.5–26.5 mm
0.14–0.25 mm
Plastic Coverslip
28.7–61.3 mm
21.5–26.5 mm
0.097–0.103 mm
74.7 - 76.5 mm
Label area
>12.8
mm
21.5 - 26.5 mm
24.7 - 26.5 mm
28.7 - 61.3 mm (SurePath)
38.7 - 61.3 mm (Conventional)
Microscope Slide
(
BD SurePath™)
(
Conventional
)
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