Description

A cover slip, also known as a coverslip or cover glass, is a thin and transparent piece of glass or plastic used in microscopy. It is placed over a specimen on a microscope slide to protect the sample and to flatten it for viewing under a microscope. Cover slips also help to keep the objective lens of the microscope clean and prevent contamination of the specimen. They come in various sizes to fit different microscope slides and are commonly used in biology, histology, and other laboratory disciplines for observing tissues, cells, and other microscopic structures.