Best Fluorescence Results with Vectashield Vibrance

VECTASHIELD Vibrance Antifade Mounting Media are completely new formulations of curing antifade mounting media for immunofluorescence applications. These newest additions to our VECTASHIELD portfolio were developed with customer feedback to improve on parameters such as ease of use and retention of specific staining intensity over time. VECTASHIELD Vibrance Antifade Mounting Media are new tools to help investigators see more and do more with each experiment.

• Superior antifade/anti-photobleaching properties across the spectrum
• Compatibility with commonly used fluorophores
• View sections one hour after mounting
• No tone or autofluorescent background, even after curing
• Room temperature storage of slides with extended archiving time
• Minimal bubble formation, even after several weeks storage
• Curing formulations with choice of counterstain (DAPI) or no counterstain
• 12 month product expiration date from date of shipping

Archiving fluorescently stained sections at room temperature often leads to signal reduction and dessication of the specimen. Slides mounted with VECTASHIELD Vibrance Antifade Mounting Medium, however, can be stored for weeks at ambient temperature in standard slide boxes with no loss of specific signal intensity or specimen integrity. The stabilizing effect of VECTASHIELD Vibrance Antifade Mounting Medium provides greater flexibility for imaging and storing fluorescently stained samples.

Another problem commonly observed in immunoflourescence staining is the formation over time of bubbles under the coverslip or shrinking (retraction) of the medium. This phenomenon detracts from the overall quality of the sections and can obscure specific staining. The unique formulation of VECTASHIELD Vibrance Antifade Mounting Medium provides a uniform sheet of medium under the coverslip with essentially no bubble formation or retraction—even after many weeks of storage at room temperature.