Collection: Biofilm Tissue-Clearing Reagents

Biofilm Tissue-Clearing Reagents — includes clearing reagents specifically designed for biofilm samples, using combinations of materials with specific refractive indices to reduce light scattering in the biofilm extracellular matrix. The iCBiofilm series of reagents turns cloudy biofilm samples transparent without damaging the microbial structures within.

Biofilm Tissue-Clearing Reagents are used by microbiology and environmental science researchers to prepare biofilm samples before confocal or three-dimensional fluorescence microscopy imaging, so that biofilm architecture can be observed more deeply without being obstructed by light scattering. These reagents are typically applied stepwise following a specific clearing protocol before the sample is scanned.

Example products in this collection: TCI T4032 Clearing Reagent iCBiofilm-H2 [for Biofilm], TCI I1275 Clearing Reagent iCBiofilm-D [for Biofilm], TCI T4031 Clearing Reagent iCBiofilm-H1 [for Biofilm].

The choice of variant, such as iCBiofilm-H1, -H2, or -D, is adjusted to the stage of the clearing protocol and the type of biofilm sample used, because each formulation plays a role in a different step of the process. All products are genuine Tokyo Chemical Industry (TCI) Japan products, with purity, packaging, and storage conditions listed on the page of each item.

Other categories at the same level under Tissue-Clearing Reagents, often used together in a single laboratory workflow:

• Animal Tissue-Clearing Reagents
• Plant Imaging
• Plant Tissue-Clearing Reagents

Back to Tissue-Clearing Reagents. For large-volume procurement, special packaging, or specific grades, contact the AMI Scientific team — the official distributor of TCI Japan in Indonesia — to check availability and lead time directly from Japan.