What about just a simple old school ski stainer? Sarah Goebel, B.A., HT (ASCP)
Histotechnician XBiotech USA Inc. 8201 East Riverside Dr. Bldg 4 Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78744 (512)386-2907 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Histonet] Plain Vanilla Autostainer? From: "Johnson, Kevin" <kjohn...@med.miami.edu> Date: Tue, October 19, 2010 11:50 am To: "'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> I am a simple man in a simple lab with simple needs. I work in a multiple-lab research environment, typically providing paraffin/frozen sections + H&E to individuals who then perform their own manual IHC. A simple man, yes, but also a busy man, who needs to be freed from staining dishes in order to pursue other tasks. What we need: (1) Deparaffinization only; (2) Deparaffinization --> H&E; (3) H&E only system, preferably with (4) a relatively small, preferably benchtop footprint (current unit lives in a 30" X 33" X 34" vented workstation). Automatic coverslipping extremely optional. What we have: Thermo Shandon Varistain 24-4, which performed these mundane tasks admirably until going electronically insane. It's been denied a service contract, the production line has been discontinued and the writing is on the wall. What seem to be available: Special staining systems with a whole lot of bells and whistles, designed primarily for a high-throughput hospital setting. Is there anything out there that would serve my needs, even if it is a fancy system that would be slumming it here? Or is mine just too obsolete a market? Price up to $15K, slightly negotiable. (Bench space only slightly negotiable; floor model if I must.) Many thanks, Kevin Johnson University of Miami Diabetes Research Institute Miami, FL _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
