Re: [Histonet] Pineapple sponge sections

2018-04-27 Thread Michael Gudo (Morphisto GmbH) via Histonet
Hello Nancy, we have done some histology on sponges and tried paraffin and resin embedding. Due to the spicules and also biofilms and sand etc. the best results could be reached with resin embedding in technovit 7100 or better 9100 or 7200 with cutting grinding techniques. Sectioning of 9100

[Histonet] Looking for Histology position on big Island of Hawaii

2018-04-27 Thread Jill Cox via Histonet
Hello all, Does anybody know of a Histology position on the big Island of Hawaii? I will be relocating there and would love to work on the island in Lou of travel positions. Thanks in advance! Sent from my iPhone ___ Histonet mailing list

[Histonet] Pineapple sponge sections

2018-04-27 Thread Thomas, Nancy via Histonet
I would like to hear from anyone with experience in working with the pineapple sponge and other similar types. A future project will include processing, sectioning and staining of the samples in order to identify them by viewing the arrangement of the spicules. I am wondering if cryo,