Home Cell Biology Puncturing out the pill-shaped blocks.
Steps
  1. 1 Gather materials and tools --:--
  2. 2 Open mold container with razor blade 00:20
  3. 3 Punch out pill-shaped blocks from mold 00:54
  4. 4 Remove second mold from container 01:26
  5. 5 Separate coffin-shaped blocks using incisions 01:48
Cell Biology Bio-protocol Video Citable · DOI

Puncturing out the pill-shaped blocks.

DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.v134
Protocol
Difficulty
intermediate

Steps

1
Gather materials and tools

Assemble all necessary equipment including screwdriver, tweezers, razor blades, the pill-shaped blocks, and a sharpie for labeling.

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2
Open mold container with razor blade

Use a razor blade to carefully cut and incise the container holding the mold, then pry it open to separate the mold from the container using tweezers or fingers.

▶ 00:20
3
Punch out pill-shaped blocks from mold

Position the screwdriver under the bottom of each desired block and firmly push or tap to extract the blocks from the mold, being careful as they may fly out.

▶ 00:54
4
Remove second mold from container

Repeat the process of cutting the mold container with a razor blade and prying it open to access the coffin-shaped blocks.

▶ 01:26
5
Separate coffin-shaped blocks using incisions

Use a razor blade to make incisions between the coffin-shaped blocks along the mold, then carefully tear or separate the blocks using tweezers or fingers.

▶ 01:48
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