Scotch crystal tape

Manufactured by 3M

Sourced in United Kingdom

Scotch Crystal Tape is a transparent, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape. It is designed for general-purpose use in laboratories and workplaces. The tape provides a clear, unobtrusive way to secure documents, labels, and other materials without obscuring their content.

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Lmd6000 microscope, by Leica (1 mentions)

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4 protocols using scotch crystal tape

Uniaxial Prestretching of Film Samples

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The samples
are cut into squares and placed onto the plastic frame. One side of
the film is fixed to the frame with tape (3M Scotch Crystal Tape,
United Kingdom), and the sample is then prestretched in the opposite
direction of the tape by 10, 20, or 100%, respectively. Subsequently,
the stretched side of the film is fixed to the plastic frame with
tape. A detailed scheme for how the sample is prestretched uniaxially
is presented in more detail in Supporting Information Figure S3.

Vaicekauskiate J., Yu L, & Skov A.L. (2020). Insights into the Complex Prebreakdown Actuation of Silicone Elastomers and its Influence on Breakdown Behavior. ACS Omega, 5(30), 18584-18593.

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Biaxial Prestretch Film Characterization

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The samples are
cut into squares, and a circle is painted in the middle of the sample.
The diameter of the circle depends on the prestretch ratio, so when
the sample needs to be prestretched to 10, 20, or 100%, the drawn
circle diameters were 9.1, 8.3, and 5 mm, respectively. The sample
with the circle is placed onto the plastic type B frame and stretched
to 10, 20, or 100% such that the drawn circle on the film becomes
equal to the size of the frame hole (10 mm). The prestretched film
is then fixed to the plastic frame with insulating tape (3M Scotch
Crystal Tape, United Kingdom) on all sides. The biaxial prestretch
process is presented in further detail in Supporting Information Figure S2.

Vaicekauskiate J., Yu L, & Skov A.L. (2020). Insights into the Complex Prebreakdown Actuation of Silicone Elastomers and its Influence on Breakdown Behavior. ACS Omega, 5(30), 18584-18593.

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Evaluating Protective Layer Efficiency

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To characterize the efficiency of the studied protective layers, two mechanical tests were used.
Peel tests were performed using a 3M Scotch® Crystal tape. The tape was placed on top of the protective layer, on one half of the specimen area for the sake of comparison, and then removed.
It was thus possible to notice the potential degradation of the AgNW network with the naked eye.
Cross-cut adhesion tests were also conducted on the samples according to the ISO 2409 Standard method. A 6-blades cutter was used to carve a lattice pattern through the coating. Tape was applied on the carved area of the sample and then quickly removed. Microscope images of the as-prepared samples were analyzed to determine the resistance of the protective layer. The capping layer was considered adhesive if less than 5% of the test area was degraded.

Hanauer S., Celle C., Crivello C., Szambolics H., Muñoz-Rojas D., Bellet D, & Simonato J.P. (2021). Transparent and Mechanically Resistant Silver-Nanowire-Based Low-Emissivity Coatings. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 13(18).

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Epidermal Stomatal Quantification Protocol

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Adaxial (upper) and abaxial (lower) epidermis were prepared according to a protocol derived from the "Tape-Arabidopsis Sandwich" reported by Wu et al., (2009) . The upper or lower epidermal surface was stuck on a strip of Time tape (Time Med, IL., USA) while the opposite surface was affixed to a strip of Scotch Crystal tape (3M, Minn., USA). The Scotch Crystal tape was then sharply removed, and put in a Petri dish containing 10 mM Tris-Mes buffer pH 6.0, 30 mM KCl to avoid tissue desiccation. Then with the help of a microscope cover slip, the strip has been scraped off to get rid, the best as possible, of mesophyll tissues. Stomata were counted with the help of a Leica LMD6000 microscope. Stomatal index was calculated using the formula S/(E + S), S being the number of stomata per area unit and E the number of ordinary epidermal cells in the same area.

Montillet J.L., Rondet D., Brugière S., Henri P., Rumeau D., Reichheld J.P., Couté Y., Leonhardt N, & Rey P. (2021). Plastidial and cytosolic thiol reductases participate in the control of stomatal functioning. Plant, cell & environment, 44(5).

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