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For physiology dissections we typically use some kind of adhesive to restrain the fly. UV-cured adhesives are very convenient because they tend to cure very quickly.

WARNINGS:

• UV light is dangerous! It can lead to short-term blindness and long-term damage to the skin and eyes.
• Do not expose your skin to the LED, wear gloves or move your hands.
• Do not look directly at the LED or at light emitted by the LED.

Commonly used adhesives:

• Loctite 3972:
  • Fluoresces blue with UV light, cures with a small amount of surface tack
  • Note there is also a less viscous version, Loctite 3971, that can also be useful.
• Bondic:
  • Cures quickly, viscous enough to form small beads
  • Can be cured with the blue LED light that it ships with
• Aquaseal UV+
  • Cures very hard with low surface tack
  • Cures quickly with ambient room light

Application methods:

Curing:

Vendors:

• Ellesworth Adhesives is the main supplier of the industrial adhesives.
• All the consumer adhesives can usually found on Amazon (Bondic, Aquaseal, etc.,).