Hi Kimberly, We are currently using the Milestone Medical brand microwave to decalcify our bone marrow core biopsies. After fixation we decal the core biopsies in the microwave for 2.5 hours at 50 degree Celsius with the 10% Formic Acid (we made up the formic acid in-house). If you need more info please email me.
Thanks Thomas -----Original Message----- From: histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 12:00 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Histonet Digest, Vol 138, Issue 26 Send Histonet mailing list submissions to histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu You can reach the person managing the list at histonet-ow...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Histonet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Microwave Decalcification (Kimberly Marshall) 2. Donating Old Microtome (Heather Marlatt) 3. Re: Donating Old Microtome (Liette Tougas) 4. Re: Donating Old Microtome (John Kiernan) 5. Buying service contracts (Johnson, Carole) 6. Re: Buying service contracts (Morken, Timothy) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 17:25:04 +0000 From: Kimberly Marshall <kimbe...@animalreferencepathology.com> To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: [Histonet] Microwave Decalcification Message-ID: <1432229164867.39...@animalreferencepathology.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ?Can anyone that has used the microwave decalcification method, please let me know how it worked for you? Thanks in advance. Kimberly Kimberly Marshall H.T.(ASCP) Histology/Lab Supervisor Toll Free 1-800-426-2099 Fax 801-584-5104 PO Box 17580 Salt Lake City, Utah 84107 www.animalreferencepathology.com<http://www.animalreferencepathology.com/> Advancing the art and science of veterinary medicine [cid:image001.jpg@01CF8F87.A0BD4830] ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 12:49:48 -0700 From: Heather Marlatt <hmarlat...@gmail.com> To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: [Histonet] Donating Old Microtome Message-ID: <calavvk5jqsaf1b99eo0mxhjck4acgukqd+pkcnzsm_txzvn...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I'm posting on behalf of a local researcher. They have been using an older microtome that was previously donated by a hospital. It broke down recently and they cant afford to replace it right now. It is used by the students to cut their own sections so they just need something that can section at 4 microns. They are happy to pay the freight if anyone out there has an old working microtome that they are willing to donate. Thank you!!! Heather ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 03:24:09 +0000 From: Liette Tougas <ltou...@dawsoncollege.qc.ca> To: Heather Marlatt <hmarlat...@gmail.com>, "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Donating Old Microtome Message-ID: <455897b94cf3a44f81f727160f23fb11640c5...@dc229.ad.dawsoncollege.qc.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Heather, I do not know where you are located but we have 5-6 good old AO microtomes that still work very well that we are willing to donate. They are in excellent condition as they were extremely well maintained over the years and, as a Biomed Lab technology teaching department, they have been used only twice a week for 3 weeks each fall semester since they were purchased, some 30 years ago! They each have a disposable blade holder (high profile) and block clamp (vs original screwing block holder). We easily cut at 4 microns on them. The offer is opened to anyone who can pick them up or pay for shipment. Liette Tougas, RT, B.Sc., M.Sc. Biomedical Laboratory Technology Department Dawson College, Montr?al, Qc, Canada 514-931-8731, ext 1519 ________________________________________ From: Heather Marlatt [hmarlat...@gmail.com] Sent: May 21, 2015 3:49 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Donating Old Microtome I'm posting on behalf of a local researcher. They have been using an older microtome that was previously donated by a hospital. It broke down recently and they cant afford to replace it right now. It is used by the students to cut their own sections so they just need something that can section at 4 microns. They are happy to pay the freight if anyone out there has an old working microtome that they are willing to donate. Thank you!!! Heather _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 00:11:08 -0500 From: John Kiernan <jkier...@uwo.ca> To: Liette Tougas <ltou...@dawsoncollege.qc.ca>, Heather Marlatt <hmarlat...@gmail.com>, "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Donating Old Microtome Message-ID: <7270cea3faf9.555e7...@uwo.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Why get rid of microtomes that still work well? Please explain. John Kiernan London, Canada = = = On 21/05/15, Liette Tougas <ltou...@dawsoncollege.qc.ca> wrote: > Hi Heather, > > I do not know where you are located but we have 5-6 good old AO microtomes > that still work very well that we are willing to donate. They are in > excellent condition as they were extremely well maintained over the years > and, as a Biomed Lab technology teaching department, they have been used only > twice a week for 3 weeks each fall semester since they were purchased, some > 30 years ago! They each have a disposable blade holder (high profile) and > block clamp (vs original screwing block holder). We easily cut at 4 microns > on them. The offer is opened to anyone who can pick them up or pay for > shipment. > > Liette Tougas, RT, B.Sc., M.Sc. > Biomedical Laboratory Technology Department Dawson College, Montr?al, > Qc, Canada 514-931-8731, ext 1519 > ________________________________________ > From: Heather Marlatt [hmarlat...@gmail.com] > Sent: May 21, 2015 3:49 PM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] Donating Old Microtome > > I'm posting on behalf of a local researcher. They have been using an > older microtome that was previously donated by a hospital. It broke > down recently and they cant afford to replace it right now. It is used > by the students to cut their own sections so they just need something > that can section at 4 microns. They are happy to pay the freight if > anyone out there has an old working microtome that they are willing to donate. > > Thank you!!! > > Heather > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 16:17:02 +0000 From: "Johnson, Carole" <cjohn...@nmda.nmsu.edu> To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: [Histonet] Buying service contracts Message-ID: <f00d04066b62f04480a441b7460c17b5c670b...@ex-mbx-p1.acn.ad.nmsu.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello and Happy Friday everyone! So I am looking at purchase of a cassette and slide printer and would like to know what you think about the value in purchasing additional year service contracts? Thanks! Carole Johnson Carole Johnson, HT(ASCP)cm New Mexico Department of Agriculture Veterinary Diagnostic Services 505.383.9299 To understand is to stand under, which is to look up, which is a good way to understand Confidentiality Notice: New Mexico has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from state employees are public records. Your e-mail communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure. This e-mail, including all attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipients. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 16:25:58 +0000 From: "Morken, Timothy" <timothy.mor...@ucsf.edu> To: "Johnson, Carole" <cjohn...@nmda.nmsu.edu>, "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Buying service contracts Message-ID: <761e2b5697f795489c8710bcc72141ff36834...@ex07.net.ucsf.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Carole, I determine that by how critical it is to have it working, how long you can go without, whether I have backup units and how long it takes to get non-priority one-off repair service if something goes down. We do have contracts on most of our equipment. If it is a common item that a third-party service vendor can handle you can often get a contract cheaper, or get faster one-off repair service faster than you can through the original manufacturer service group. For instance, we cover our microtomes with a third part vendor because the annual service contract is way too expensive. They rarely go down and we have plenty of backup units due to our shift schedules. Tim Morken Pathology Site Manager, Parnassus Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies Department of Pathology UC San Francisco Medical Center -----Original Message----- From: Johnson, Carole [mailto:cjohn...@nmda.nmsu.edu] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 9:17 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Buying service contracts Hello and Happy Friday everyone! So I am looking at purchase of a cassette and slide printer and would like to know what you think about the value in purchasing additional year service contracts? Thanks! Carole Johnson Carole Johnson, HT(ASCP)cm New Mexico Department of Agriculture Veterinary Diagnostic Services 505.383.9299 To understand is to stand under, which is to look up, which is a good way to understand Confidentiality Notice: New Mexico has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from state employees are public records. Your e-mail communications may therefore be subject to public disclosure. This e-mail, including all attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipients. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ------------------------------ End of Histonet Digest, Vol 138, Issue 26 ***************************************** _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet