Microtomes and Staining Manufacturer, Suppliers and Exporter in Africa

Didactic Africa is leading Microtomes and Staining Manufacturer,and supplier and Exporter in Africa, Algeria (Algiers), Angola (Luanda), Argentina (Buenos Aires), Armenia (Yerevan), Australia(Canberra), Austria (Vienna), Bahrain (Manama), Bangladesh (Dhaka), Bhutan (Thimphu), Bolivia (Sucre), Botswana (Gaborone), Brazil (Brasília), Brunei (Bandar Seri Begawan), Montenegro (Podgorica), Morocco (Rabat), Mozambique (Maputo), Myanmar (Naypyidaw), Namibia (Windhoek), Nepal (Kathmandu), New Zealand (Wellington), Nigeria (Abuja), Oman (Muscat), Palestine (Ramallah), Panama (Panama City), Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby), Paraguay (Asunción), Peru (Lima), Philippines (Manila)¸ Portugal (Lisbon), Qatar (Doha), Rwanda (Kigali), Saudi Arabia (Riyadh), Senegal (Dakar), Serbia (Belgrade), Sierra Leone (Freetown), Slovakia (Bratislava), South Africa (Cape Town) (Pretoria) (Bloemfontein), South Sudan (Juba), Spain (Madrid), Sri Lanka (Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte) (Colombo), Sudan (Khartoum), Syria (Damascus), Tanzania (Dodoma), Thailand (Bangkok), Togo (Lomé), Tonga (Nuku'alofa), Trinidad and Tobago (Port of Spain), Tunisia (Tunis), Turkey (Ankara), Turkmenistan (Ashgabat), Uganda (Kampala), United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi), United Kingdom (London), United States (Washington, D.C.)

The staining equipment and slide ware in this Didactic Africa range covers staining jars and troughs, microscope slides, cover glasses and slide storage for preparing and keeping specimens. The 8 items listed include the Coplin Jar, the Staining Trough, the Microscopic Glass Slides and the Microslide Cabinet.

Last updated: October 2026

Microtomes and Staining range at a glance

How to choose staining equipment and slide ware

• Staining: the Staining Jar is glass with a moulded glass cover and takes 10 slides of 76 x 26 mm back to back; the Coplin Jar is polypropylene with a screw cap and takes 10 slides of 75 x 25 mm; the Staining Trough is a glass trough with a moulded cover.
• Slides: the Microscopic Glass Slides have ground edges and come 50 to a box, the Micro Slides Cavity have 16 mm cavities for liquid mounts, and the Cover Glasses are No. 1 thickness.
• Storage: the Microslide Boxes are moulded plastic boxes with slots and a lid; the Microslide Cabinet is a mild steel cabinet with ABS plastic trays for 75 x 25 mm slides.

Frequently asked questions

How many slides does each staining jar hold?
The Staining Jar and the Coplin Jar each take 10 slides back to back: 76 x 26 mm slides in the glass Staining Jar and 75 x 25 mm slides in the polypropylene Coplin Jar.

What thickness are the Cover Glasses?
They are No. 1 cover glasses, 0.13 to 0.16 mm thick, described as the correct thickness for most microscope optics.

Is a microtome listed in this staining equipment range?
No microtome is listed at present; the range holds staining jars and troughs, slides, cover glasses and slide storage. Ask Didactic Africa through the contact page about section cutting needs.

Related ranges

Microscopes | Botany Models | Dissecting Equipments

Request a quote

To request a quotation for the Coplin Jar, the Microscopic Glass Slides or other items in this range, contact Didactic Africa. Export supply of the Microtomes and Staining range can be arranged to laboratories and schools in Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Djibouti, Malaysia and Trinidad and Tobago.