Euparal
Encyclopedia
Euparal is a synthetic microscopy
mountant originally formulated in 1904 by Professor G. Gilson, the professor of Zoology at Louvain University, Louvain
, Belgium
. It has been manufactured by several companies, but is now exclusively manufactured by ANSCO Laboratories, Manchester, England.
Euparal is used extensively in the mounting of entomological and histological specimens, and has gained much favour as a microscopy mountant due to its low refractive index
of 1.483.
Microscopy
Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view samples and objects that cannot be seen with the unaided eye...
mountant originally formulated in 1904 by Professor G. Gilson, the professor of Zoology at Louvain University, Louvain
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. It has been manufactured by several companies, but is now exclusively manufactured by ANSCO Laboratories, Manchester, England.
Euparal is used extensively in the mounting of entomological and histological specimens, and has gained much favour as a microscopy mountant due to its low refractive index
Refractive index
In optics the refractive index or index of refraction of a substance or medium is a measure of the speed of light in that medium. It is expressed as a ratio of the speed of light in vacuum relative to that in the considered medium....
of 1.483.