The invention relates to a mounting medium that can be used in the preparation of slides for investigation by microscopy techniques. More in particular the mounting medium comprises a solution, in at least one organic solvent selected from the group consisting of saturated hydrocarbons optionally mixed with one or more alcohols, of at least one (meth)acrylate resin based on one or more monomers having formula I: Formula I: ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or a methyl group and n has a value of 0-19. The mounting medium of the invention is particularly suited for use in histochemistry, immunochemistry and/or cytochemistry, i.e. to provide slides of samples of blood, cells tissue or other biological fluids or materials, including but not limited to samples/materials which have been stained to facilitate microscopic examination, e.g. for scientific and/or diagnostic purposes.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/968,043, filed Oct. 2, 2001, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 6,709,836, which claims the benefit of European Application No. EP 00203405.6, filed Oct. 2, 2000, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
