We use India ink and then use 3% acetic acid to affix it to the specimen. Works great on ellipse excisions as well as small slices.
Jen Campbell On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Dermpath Lab <d...@att.net> wrote: > Hi! I was just wondering what different facilities use for red ink/dye. > Some of the new ones we have tried gets too light or washes off during > processing. Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > -- Jen Campbell, BS, HT(ASCP) Supervisor of Technical Services Muhlbauer Dermatopathology Laboratory 61 Monroe Avenue, Ste B Pittsford NY 14534 P: 585.586.5166 F: 585.586.3137 IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential or sensitive information which is, or may be, legally privileged or otherwise protected by law from further disclosure. It is intended only for the addressee. If you received this in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, please do not distribute, copy or use it or any attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this from your system. Thank you for your cooperation. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet