Hello Balachandra,

fasten them on TEM holder(grid) and then seal in plastic box. Make sure that
there is no relative motion between the holder and the membrane.
How did you handle them?
How did you please them in tissue paper?
How they are produced?

Nabhiraj
VECC, Kolkata,India

On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:28 AM, H V Balachandra Achar <
hvbachar@smail.iitm.ac.in> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I have ultra-thin silicon membranes of thickness < 25 nm, which I want to
> send
> through courier to another city for TEM imaging. In the first attempt I had
> wrapped the membranes using tissue papers and neatly packed in plastic
> boxes
> with soft cushion, but the membranes broke during transit. Is there any
> better
> way to transport such thin membranes without breakage? How about membrane
> boxes that are available commercially?
>
> Thank you
>
> H V Balachandra Achar