Lamella
Product Code : SCL-BLE-11656
Lamella (SKU SCL-BLE-11656) is a square glass cover slip, 20 mm × 20 mm, laid over a specimen on a microscope slide. It keeps solid specimens pressed flat and spreads liquid samples into a thin layer of even thickness, so school, college and teaching-laboratory microscopes give a clear view. Science Lab Supplies dispatches these cover slips from Ambala, India to schools, colleges, training institutes, tender contractors and distributors as part of its school biology lab equipment in India.
Specifications
The 20 mm square borosilicate cover slip is detailed row by row below. In short, it is a clear, square piece of borosilicate glass that sits over a mounted specimen, holding solids flat and turning a drop of liquid into an even film ready for the microscope.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | SCL-BLE-11656 |
| Product type | Microscope slide cover slip (cover glass) |
| Dimensions | 20 mm × 20 mm |
| Shape | Square |
| Material | Borosilicate glass |
| Colour | Clear |
| Function | Keeps solid specimens pressed flat; shapes liquid samples into a flat layer of even thickness |
| Use | Laboratory microscopy |
| Supplied by | Science Lab Supplies, Ambala, India |
Applications and Experiments for the Lamella (Cover Slip)
Despite its name, the Lamella is a glass cover slip rather than a separate apparatus: it is placed over a specimen on a slide before viewing. It is needed whenever students prepare temporary mounts, from onion-peel and cheek-cell practicals in school to wet mounts of pond water in college labs.
- Class 9 biology (NCERT): temporary mounts of onion peel and human cheek cells, stained with a dye such as the methylene blue in the Stains and Reagents for Microscopy set.
- Class 11–12 practicals: mounting leaf peels to show stomata, pollen grains or thin plant sections for the compound microscope.
- B.Sc. botany and zoology: wet mounts of pond-water microorganisms, with a single drop placed using a glass Dropper.
- Viewing finished mounts under a classroom instrument such as the Student Biological Microscopes.
Lower each cover slip at an angle from one edge so that air is pushed out rather than trapped, and hold it by the edges: thin glass breaks easily and can cut fingers.
Standard Scope of Supply
The Lamella is supplied as clear, square borosilicate glass cover slips measuring 20 mm × 20 mm, ready for mounting. The pack quantity is stated on the quotation. Microscope slides, stains and mounting liquids are not included and can be quoted separately alongside the cover slips.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Quotations can cover a single pack for a teacher's demonstration bench or enough cover slips for a full year of class practicals. Each one sets out packing, delivery time and price for the quantity requested, and microscope slides or stains can be added to the same request.
With an Importer-Exporter Code in place, Science Lab Supplies is able to ship to buyers in Malaysia, Peru, Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria and Kenya. Science Lab Supplies is registered for GST (GSTIN 06ADEPJ0574F2ZU). Pricing for your microscopy room starts with a message on the contact page; you can also drop the item into the enquiry cart or follow the lab tender page for a formal bid.
Frequently Asked Questions
What size is the Lamella cover slip?
Each cover slip is square and measures 20 mm × 20 mm. That covers the specimen area in the middle of a microscope slide while leaving room at the ends for a label and for drawing off excess liquid with blotting paper.
Why is a cover slip needed for a mount?
A cover slip presses solid specimens flat and shapes a liquid sample into a thin layer of even thickness. This keeps the specimen in one focal plane, shields the objective lens from wet samples and slows the drying of the mount.
Which slides can be used with these cover slips?
The 20 mm square cover slip sits over the centre of ordinary glass microscope slides, such as the clear slides in the related list below. For thicker or liquid specimens, cavity slides with a recessed well can be quoted at the same time.
Who supplies the Lamella?
Science Lab Supplies supplies the Lamella from Ambala, India, along with slides, stains and other microscopy consumables, so one quotation can cover a complete slide-preparation bench for a school or college laboratory.
Related Microscope Slides and Cover Glasses
These items complete a slide-preparation bench: glass slides to carry the specimen, other cover-glass sizes, cavity slides for liquid samples and a box for finished mounts. Any of them can be listed on the same quotation as the Lamella cover slips for a biology or microscopy room.
- Laboratory Microscope Glass Slides (Pack 50) — clear glass mounting slides supplied fifty to a pack.
- Llama — rectangular ground-edge glass, 24 × 60 mm, chemical resistant.
- Glass Cover Slips — pre-cleaned 22 × 22 mm cover glasses, 0.13–0.17 mm thick.
- Cover Glass Slide — colourless glass slide covers, 0.17 mm thick, in a box of 100.
- Cavity Glass Slide Collection — slides with a recessed well for wet mounts and small organisms.
- Glass Microscope Slides — clear, heat- and chemical-resistant slides, 150 pieces in a box.
- Box for Ilamas — plastic box with 25 separate places.
Browse the full Biology Lab Equipment range, the Microscope Slides and Cameras range for prepared and blank slides, or all school lab equipment.
Last updated: 9 October 2026
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