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Seran wrap instead of parafilm?
    #13053428 - 08/15/10 01:20 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Hey guys. I just ran out of parafilm recently and was wondering if it would be okay to seal petri dishes with seran wrap?


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Re: Seran wrap instead of parafilm? [Re: PsilliCoder]
    #13053433 - 08/15/10 01:21 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

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Re: Seran wrap instead of parafilm? [Re: jokefox]
    #13053506 - 08/15/10 02:01 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

GE equipped??

So just any glad seran wrap? or clingwrap or whatever they call it.


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Re: Seran wrap instead of parafilm? [Re: PsilliCoder]
    #13053566 - 08/15/10 02:25 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

i mean like it will allow GE
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Re: Seran wrap instead of parafilm? [Re: jokefox]
    #13053987 - 08/15/10 08:09 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

you can use cling wrap, its ok.....You have to cut a strip out of the roll though. I think the best alternative to parafilm is regular old blue masking tape. Just buy the thinnest stuff they have and tape it up!


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Re: Seran wrap instead of parafilm? [Re: sandman420]
    #13054068 - 08/15/10 08:49 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

I've tried them all, and quite frankly there's no substitute for parafilm.  Order some more.  In addition to parafilm, I slip each dish into a ziploc bag, which I inflate before closing with air from my laminar flow hood.  If you don't have parafilm, you could probably just put the dishes in ziploc bags, but only if you have a flowhood to inflate the bags with.
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Re: Seran wrap instead of parafilm? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #13055249 - 08/15/10 02:11 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

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I've tried them all, and quite frankly there's no substitute for parafilm.  Order some more.  In addition to parafilm, I slip each dish into a ziploc bag, which I inflate before closing with air from my laminar flow hood.  If you don't have parafilm, you could probably just put the dishes in ziploc bags, but only if you have a flowhood to inflate the bags with.
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That is actually a pretty damn good idea! Can't believe I didn't think of it :-p. I do have a flowhood. I think i'm going to try that and maybe some micropore tape. Thanks. I've been using regular seran wrap, but I haven't been getting any growth at all on some plates.


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Re: Seran wrap instead of parafilm? [Re: PsilliCoder]
    #13056570 - 08/15/10 07:01 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

dont even bother with micropore tape to seal petris. First, it leaves a horrible sticky residue and its hard to remove. Second, you mine as well use insect screening cause those pores arent all that micro. One day I will use a microscope to actually measure the nominal pore size in that stuff. Anyone got the equipment to do something like that?


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