Boxes, Blue — 258-5811-B10 | 20/Bag | Caplugs® Evergreen

Slide Storage Mailing Boxes with Cork Lined Base, 25 Slides, Styrenic Thermoplastic, Blue — 258-5811-B10 | 20/Bag

Technical Narrative

The Caplugs® Evergreen is a blue styrenic thermoplastic slide storage and mailing box with a cork-lined base, holding up to 25 standard 25 × 75 mm microscope slides for pathology consultation submissions, inter-laboratory slide transport, and slide archiving. The cork base lining provides friction retention of each slide without adhesive contact — slides seat cleanly in individual positions and release at the destination without label abrasion, coverslip disturbance, or staining reagent transfer between slides. The rigid styrenic shell provides structural protection against the compressive and impact forces of postal and courier handling that would crack bare slides in envelopes or bubble-wrap packaging.

The blue shell color supports visual batch identification — blue slide boxes are used in histopathology programs to designate tumor board case sets, IHC panel batches, specific consultation types, or accession date batches in multi-box storage and shipping systems. The 25-slide capacity suits the typical consultation case set size — H&E plus 4–6 IHC stains across 5–8 case slides — providing sufficient capacity for a complete case set without excess empty positions that create slide migration during transport.

At $48.39 per 20/Bag — $2.4195 per box — the delivers professional slide protection at a per-box cost that supports single-use-per-consultation-case adoption for pathology practices submitting 5–20 consultation cases per week.

Technical Specifications — Caplugs® Evergreen

Slide Transport & Storage Workflow Compatibility —

The cork-lined 25-slide mailing box serves pathology consultation, slide transport, and slide archiving workflows:

Fits standard 25 × 75 mm microscope slides. Cork base provides friction retention without adhesive — slides seat cleanly and release without residue at the destination. For postal biological specimen compliance, confirm IATA P650 secondary containment requirements for your specimen type.

Chemical & Processing Compatibility — Styrenic Thermoplastic & Cork Lining

Styrenic thermoplastic shell with cork lining. Cork is inert to standard slide staining reagents at incidental contact levels. Not suitable for solvent immersion.

Pathology & Research Laboratory Applications

The serves anatomic pathology practices submitting consultation cases to academic medical centers and subspecialty pathologists; cytopathology labs shipping Pap and gynecologic cytology slides for second opinion; hematopathology and bone marrow biopsy slide distribution; molecular pathology FISH and ISH slide transport; tumor board and multidisciplinary team slide preparation; forensic pathology chain-of-custody slide transport; research institutions distributing cohort slides; and reference laboratory consultation programs.

U.S. Manufacturing, Quality & Institutional Procurement

Every Caplugs® Evergreen lot is precision-molded at our California manufacturing facility and subject to rigorous dimensional inspection and material purity verification. We supply hospital systems, reference laboratories, and federal procurement offices under institutional pricing programs with blanket-order support and same-day shipping on stocked inventory. Request a compatibility sample below to validate fit with your protocol before committing to volume.

Frequently Asked Questions — Caplugs® Evergreen

How does the cork lining protect slides in the box?

The cork base provides a compressible, friction-fit surface that holds each slide in position during transport without adhesive contact. Cork's natural compressibility absorbs minor impact forces during handling without transmitting stress to the glass slide or coverslip. Unlike foam-lined boxes where slides can bounce between foam and lid, cork's grip prevents slide migration while releasing cleanly without label adhesion or reagent transfer at the destination.

Is the box compliant for postal and courier slide transport?

The provides primary containment — the rigid box protects against slide breakage during postal and courier handling. For biological specimen slides (human tissue, diagnostic specimens), confirm IATA P650 (Packing Instruction 650) secondary containment requirements for your specific specimen category — a secondary leak-proof bag around the slide box plus an outer rigid box are required for Category B biological substance transport. The typically serves as the primary inner container within this packaging scheme.

What slide dimensions fit the mailing box?

The is designed for standard 25 × 75 × 1 mm microscope slides — the universal format across histopathology, cytology, IHC, and research applications. Non-standard slide dimensions (e.g., 50 × 75 mm large-format research slides) will not fit. Confirm slide dimensions before bulk purchase.