What Is a Mounting Medium

Mounting medium is the medium that your sample is in while it is being imaged on the microscope. The simplest type of mounting medium is air, or a saline-based buffered solution, such as PBS.

Is mounting medium necessary?

The mounting medium is important for several reasons: Stability: It mechanically stabilizes and supports the specimen. Delicate structures can not break off. Preservation: It prevents moisture and bacteria from reaching the specimen, which might decompose it.

What is aqueous mounting medium?

The composition of the aqueous mounting media is based on distilled water. They are used to mount tissue sections directly after staining when the dye used is soluble in alcohol, xylene or other organic solvents such as most lipid dyes.