Hi All,
                  Has anyone tried to section cells cut from a trans well dish? 
We have cells that are cultured and attach to a trans well membrane and our 
pathologist wants to look at them on the membrane but the membrane is a thin 
plastic film...see the problem.
We fixed the cells in the trans well for 5 minutes then  cut the trans well out 
of the well and bisected it and processed overnight we use paraffin  type #1 
paraffin. The next morning we embedded it with type #9 paraffin.  The samples 
cut but  do not stay on the slide after xylene. I think the plastic does not 
adhere to the slide. Would a adhesive slide work to keep the thin plastic stuck 
to the slide??

My pathologist does not want to change to a collagen membrane  so he wants me 
to find another (harder paraffin) to use, I don't think that will help.
Has anyone does similar processing/embedding?
I'll take any help I can get..

Thanks,

Jamie
Abbvie Bioreseach Center
Pharmacology
100 Research Dr.
Worcester,Ma 01605
OFFICE    +1 508-688-3134
FAX          +1 508-793-4895
EMAIL  jamie.erick...@abbvie.com<mailto:jamie.erick...@abbvie.com>


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