To John Probably the writer is referring to slides "mounted" with the Sakura film "coverslip".I have done it many times and the FILM will detach easily from the section.Had it been a glass coverslip attached with, for example, Permount, acetone would not have done anything.René J.
On Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:40 AM, John Kiernan <jkier...@uwo.ca> wrote: Have you done this? Acetone does not dissolve resinous mounting media and allow removal of coverslips. It's all in the books; buy one. John Kiernan Anatomy & Cell Biology, UWO London, Canada = = = On 09/03/15, Jason McGough <jmcgo...@clinlab.com> wrote: > Remove the film coverslip by placing the slide in acetone for a few minutes. > Then recoverslip the slide with your current method. > > > > Jason McGough, HT(ASCP) > > Operations Manager > > Clinical Laboratory of the Black Hills > > 605-343-2267 > > jmcgo...@clinlab.com <mailto:jmcgo...@clinlab.com <jmcgo...@clinlab.com>> > > www.clinlab.com <http://www.clinlab.com> > > > > -----Original message----- > > From:Bernice Frederick <b-freder...@northwestern.edu > > <mailto:b-freder...@northwestern.edu <b-freder...@northwestern.edu>> > > > Sent: Monday, March 9, 2015 1:51 PM > > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > <mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>> > > Subject: [Histonet] Old slides. > > > > Hi all, > > We received some old slides (1997-1998) that were coverslipped with film. > > Sakura I would imagine. The issue here is that the coverslips have come up > > from the slide and the tissue is adhered to the back of the coverslip. They > > need to be recovered so they can be evaluated. What do you all recommend? > > We use the CV5030 for coverslipping. I tried one with xylene and mounting > > media but there were still a couple of air bubbles in there. > > Thanks, > > Bernice > > > > Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP) > > Senior Research Tech > > Pathology Core Facility > > Robert. H. Lurie Cancer Center > > Northwestern University > > 710 N Fairbanks Court > > Olson 8-421 > > Chicago,IL 60611 > > 312-503-3723 > > b-freder...@northwestern.edu <mailto:b-freder...@northwestern.edu > > <b-freder...@northwestern.edu>> <mailto:b-freder...@northwestern.edu > > <b-freder...@northwestern.edu> <mailto:b-freder...@northwestern.edu > > <b-freder...@northwestern.edu>> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Histonet mailing list > > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu <mailto:Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>> > > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > <http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet