Remove the film coverslip by placing the slide in acetone for a few minutes. Then recoverslip the slide with your current method.
Jason McGough, HT(ASCP) Operations Manager Clinical Laboratory of the Black Hills 605-343-2267 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> www.clinlab.com <http://www.clinlab.com> -----Original message----- > From:Bernice Frederick <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, March 9, 2015 1:51 PM > To: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [Histonet] Old slides. > > Hi all, > We received some old slides (1997-1998) that were coverslipped with film. > Sakura I would imagine. The issue here is that the coverslips have come up > from the slide and the tissue is adhered to the back of the coverslip. They > need to be recovered so they can be evaluated. What do you all recommend? We > use the CV5030 for coverslipping. I tried one with xylene and mounting media > but there were still a couple of air bubbles in there. > Thanks, > Bernice > > Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP) > Senior Research Tech > Pathology Core Facility > Robert. H. Lurie Cancer Center > Northwestern University > 710 N Fairbanks Court > Olson 8-421 > Chicago,IL 60611 > 312-503-3723 > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > <http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet> > > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
