You wrote:
My lab hopes to get into plastic sectioning. We need to be able to process
tissue pieces as large and thick as possible, but see that the largest
embedding molds for JB4 are only 13x19mm by 5mm deep. We have two
questions: (1) Do any of the available media (plastic or resins)
You wrote:
Hi all,
I am going to be exploring some tissue embedding using Glycolmethacrylate
(GMA), as I read that it can preserve enzyme function in some cases and
potentially can be used for IHC. However, information is a bit scant and
can be contradictory at times, to say the least.
Richard -
We learned last year (the hard way) that chest freezers are more likely to
survive a flood than are uprights, if that is any help! The compressors tend to
be near the top of the unit in the chest freezers. I think the footprint may be
the main deciding factor for many labs; we just
I have had this annoying experience a few times over the last 20+ years. It
seems to me the breakdown is with quality control at the manufacturer. Most
recently, 1 out of 5 containers came back to the lab leaking. I put pressure
on my vendor, who put pressure on his vendor. Unfortunatly,
Linda
We have in our reagent policy that any chemical that does not come with an
expiration date - we assign it a 5 year from receipt expiration date.
Liz
Elizabeth A. Chlipala, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC
Premier Laboratory, LLC
PO Box 18592
Boulder, CO 80308
(303) 682-3949 office
(303) 682-9060 fax
My can of Fisherbrand Freeze'it does not have an expiration date on it but I
have Cytocool II from Richard-Allan Scientific does have one (it's printed on
the bottom of the can).
Lynne Bell, HT (ASCP)
Histology Team Leader
Central Vermont Medical Center
130 Fisher Road
Berlin, VT 05641
Does anyone see an expiration date printed on their can of Freeze Spray?
I was told by the company I purchase mine from that it was not needed because
it was "not a medical device".
Thanks
Linda
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The linked blog is not about lab/histology, but a histonetter Downsize, Maybe
subscriber who read it suggested that it could perhaps be useful for h. pylori
and worth a post-so here goes.
http://www.chicagonow.com/downsize-maybe/2016/07/we-take-a-shine-to-yinmn-its-the-new-blue/
Lester J.
Hi Daniel,
I haven't seen plastics embedding and microtomy since the mid 90's.
When I was at CCHS in Newark, DE we used to do our bone marrow biopsies in
them. At that time there were molds big enough to embed a penny in.
Yes, you need a different microtome to section these
