• no. 5 forceps
  • Fisher S95311 Straight; Ultra fine pointed tips; Aven Tools 18056ER $12.53
  • Digikey 243-1099-ND Aven Tools 18062-ER $15.65
  • Digikey 243-1054-ND Aven Tools 18062EZ $5.75 (green)
  • 243-1051-ND 18056EZ (turquoise) sharpest!
  • 243-1053-ND 18013EZ (yellow)

Forceps tip sizes

• methyl cellulose 3% ~200 mL > Flinn Scientific M0171 $7.55 100 mL

It takes ~ a week of stirring to make the powder ( Fisher S80080 100G) go into solution at this concentration!

• Fish water (get a carboy full from Craig)

• Lithium Chloride (MW = 42.4) solutions:

  • 10M LiCl in 10 mL H2O (4.24 g) (vortex in 15 mL conical. gets hot.) Check stock solutions first

  • 0.3 M LiCl in fish water (1.272 g/100 mL)

  1 µL 10 M/1 mL fish water

• deep depression slides (Pyrex 9-spot plates)

• 60 mm petri dishes - CellTreat with gripping ring are good for this (sterility not necessary)

• glass-bottom 29 mm petri dishes (InVitro Scientific)

• 2 packs (2 x 48) Netwell baskets (Corning 3477)

Fisher 07-200-211 $215.55

• 12 well plates (for the baskets to fit in)

• timers

• superglue

• short tip pasteur pipettes

• fishing line

• transfer pipets (large, non-sterile)

• mirror base dissecting microscope