Hi Andrea, It's great to hear that you are happy with your cryostat and, hopefully, I'll be able to help you with an answer to your question. Leica sells a small device called a Thermal Block that is designed to help you remove the specimen from the chuck without causing it to melt. The catalog number is 14039818542. It's a small, mobile device that can be used in any of our cryostats that use chucks with stems in the back (we have a different one for the new CM1950 flat backed chucks). If you have questions or would like additional information, please feel free to contact our Technical Applications Center (1-800-248-0123 option 1 then option 2).
Best wishes, Jan Minshew, HT/HTL(ASCP) Marketing Manager Leica Microsystems Biosystems Division 2345 Waukegan Road Bannockburn, IL 60015 800.248.0123 Toll Free 847.405.7051 Direct 847.405.6560 Fax www.leica-microsystems.com Click Here for this month's special offers! "Andrea Hooper" <anh2...@med.corn ell.edu> To Sent by: Histonet histonet-bounces@ <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> lists.utsouthwest cc ern.edu mari.ann.mailh...@leica-microsystem s.com Subject 01/07/2009 05:40 [Histonet] Cryostat safety question PM The discussion on microtome safety begs me to ask a cryostat question .... We have a Leica CM3050 cryostat and love it! How are people (and perhaps only those in research do this) removing their tissue from the chucks for future use? We often just section a few slides worth then put the block at -80 deg C for future studies. Needless to say, it's the most dangerous part of our day. So what are your suggestions for removing tissue from a chuck (and melting it isn't really a viable option)? Thanks in advance, Andrea -- _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet