3 u2033 corning brand microscope slides in a polypropylene electronic wafer case and very carefully place the case in the acid peroxide solution allow the microscope slides to soak in the solution for 5 minutes and then remove them the solution transfer the wafer case to a large beaker filled with double distilled water remove the wafer case form the beaker and pour the water down the drain fill the beaker with double distilled water and rinse each slide individually under a stream of fresh double distilled water and dry each slide under a stream of nitrogen only handle the microscope slides by their edges using forceps and latex gloves if spotting is present on any microscope slide rinse it again under a stun of distilled water until no spots are present place the microscope slides in a microscope slide box close the box and place it in a clean dessicator cabinet in a chemical fume hood prepare a 10 solution of methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane maps by adding 10 ml in dry methanol add the solution to a large kettle reaction flask in a chemical fume hood the kettle flask should be equipped with a reflux condenser a drying tube filled with calcium sulfate thermometer and a beating mantle add 20 clean and dry microscope slides to the kettle flask seal the kettle flask and heat to 50 degrees c.