Quartz Well slides from CRAIC Technologies™

CRAIC Technologies quartz wellslides are spectral grade and manufactured to the highest levels of quality.

Quartz wellslides are essential for UV-visible microspectroscopy and microscopy due to their superior UV light transmission compared to common glass slides and coverslips, which absorb UV light and transmit very little below 340 nm. Quartz, however, transmits UV light with far greater efficiency, making it the material of choice for such applications.

Not all quartz is created equal. There are various grades and specifications, and most commonly available quartz slides and coverslips use lower-grade materials unsuitable for deep UV microspectroscopy or microscopy. For spectroscopists, maximizing UV light transmission is crucial, especially in the deep ultraviolet region where many materials exhibit unique features.

Consider the transmittance spectra of CRAIC spectral grade quartz compared to that of commonly used quartz for microscope slides and coverslips. The purple line represents the lower-grade quartz typically used in standard slides and coverslips, showing a significant drop in UV transmission below 265 nm. This is a key reason many scientists face challenges with UV microspectroscopy in the 200 to 265 nm range when not using CRAIC quartz wellslides. In contrast, the red line represents the optical-grade quartz used by CRAIC Technologies in their wellslides, which transmits over 85% of UV light down to 200 nm.

Using CRAIC quartz wellslides ensures high UV light transmission, facilitating accurate and efficient UV microspectroscopy and microscopy in the deep ultraviolet region.

The lit microscope base and the lit octagonal optical head are trademarks of CRAIC Technologies, Inc. CRAIC Technologies, 2030PV™, FLEX™, 508PV™, Apollo™, GeoImage™, rIQ™, Lambdafire™, Lightblades™ and "Perfect Vision for Science" are all trademarks of CRAIC Technologies, Inc. Instrument features offered depend upon instrument configuration. Features listed here may not be present in some configurations.
*Features and specifications depend upon instrument configuration. Specifications subject to change without notice.
UV-visible-NIR microscopes, UV-visible-NIR microspectrometers and Raman microspectrometers are general purpose laboratory instruments. They have not been cleared or approved by the European IVD Directive, the United States Food and Drug Administration or any other agency for diagnostic, clinical or other medical use.

Microspectrophotometer, Raman microspectrometer, and UV-visible-NIR microscope consumables

 

 

CRAIC Technologies provides approved consumables including lamps, slides and other supplies for our microspectrophotometer, UV-visible-NIR microscope and Raman microspectrometer products. They are fully certified by CRAIC Technologies to be of the highest quality and are designed for use with our cutting edge products.

 

Consumables

CRAIC Technologies™ certified consumables are the only ones tested and approved for use with CRAIC Technologies products. Only CRAIC certified consumables can be used with instruments covered by CRAIC warranty or service contracts.

CRAIC Technologies™ Consumables

• CRAIC Technologies certified lamps for your microspectrophotometer or UV-NIR microscope.
• Spectral grade quartz slides and cover slips: For deep UV microspectroscopy and microscopy.
• Spectral grade quartz wellslides: For UV-visible-NIR microspectroscopy and microscopy of liquids, gemstones, glass and plastic fragments..
• Microspectrophotometer Standards Re-certification: standards must be recertified every other year. Call to schedule an appointment.