Coloredhighqualitysolidglassmicrospheresaremanufacturedfromhighpurerawmaterials(SodaLime)andhaveapureandshiningsurfaces.Thedensitycoloredglassmicrobeadsis2,45-2.50g/cm3,chemicalcomposition is65%SiO2,13%Na2O,8%CaOandotherminorcomponents.Theseglassmicrobeadsarefreefromleadoxide. Thesphericityofthesebeads≥95%.Theintensecolorsresultinveryhighcontrastandvisibilityrelativetomostbackgroundmaterials.Theyareavailableasdrypowders,andcaneasilybesuspendedinaqueousmediaifdesired.
Coloredglassmicrobeadsweredevelopedforuseasreferenceorcalibrationmaterialsandinapplicationswhereahighvisualcontrastisdesired.Theproductlineconsistsofalargeassortmentofuniformparticlesizesbetween150and2000micronsinelevendifferentcolors.Theycanbedispersedinaqueousmediaandsomeothersolvents.Currently,weareevaluatingthecompatibilityofvarioussolventsanddispersionmedia.
Typicalapplicationsofcoloredglassmicrobeadsinclude: Coloredglassmicrobeadscanbeobserveddirectlyinthemediabeingtestedeithervisuallyorbylightmicroscopy.Theirhighcontrastandvisibilitymakethemidealforcontaminationcontrolandtracingapplications.