Cathy I prefer the glass coverslips. It seems to give more protection to the tissue. Recoverslipping is also easier than with the tape. Just my opinion. Hope this helps.
Cindy Pyse, CLT, HT (ASCP) Histology Supervisor X-Cell Laboratories e-mail cp...@x-celllab.com -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of cathy.crump...@tuality.org Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 11:40 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Tape/Film Coverslips vs. Glass Hello all, We mig=t be getting a new coverslipper and the pathologists asked me to get feedb=ck from my fellow histotechs that have used both glass and tape coverslips=. Which type is most prefered for general histology and cytology?&nbs=p; I did some research in the archives and most of the responses were dated=004. Has anything changed about the tape systems since then? =I would be interested in receiving your input. Thanks, Cath= _______________________________________________ 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