For handling coated surfaces here, we either use spatula-ended tweezers
wrapped with PTFE pipe tape or PTFE-coated metal tweezers. From Fisher,
the former cost about #2 and the latter costs around #11. Ten meters of
PTFE tape cost about #11. A "poor-man's" solution, but it does the job.

Regards,

Chris

jingliu wrote:

> To who may concern,
> I got metal (Au) coated on my small samples ( a few mm ). I need to find
> some tweezers to handle the sample without damaging the coated surfaces
> during handling and transfer.
> I've heard that there are some rubber tweezers? Can it withstand 100
> Celsius? Could anybody suggest me the vendor information?
> Thanks,
> Jing

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