Hello to all in histo land. Our PA used Higgins ink (india ink) on some skin specimens and set the ink with 10%acetic acid soln. After the specimens were processed, all of the ink was gone, washed off. We have regular alcohols and xylene on the processor, this should not have made the ink wash off. Any suggestions on why it washed off, how to prevent this from happening again. Any help in this matter will be greatly appreciated.
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