I really like this type: https://www.fishersci.com/shop/products/starplex-scientific-histoplex-tissue-cassettes-micromesh-chamber-8/p-2782584
(although I buy them from mastertech, but they seem to have dissapeared from their website) They are great for both large tissues, and also biopsies. A long time ago when I worked in a clinical lab we used the tissue paper and I found that if everything was not heated just right the biopsies would stick and things like currettes were hard to scrape up from there, I always thought I was doing the tissue damage yours mills On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Walter Benton via Histonet < histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > We use hair wrapping paper used for perms. It is the same paper called > "biopsy wraps," but at a significant price reduction. You can buy a variety > of sizes and the wraps do not cause artifacts and are porous enough for > ample solution penetration. Biopsy paper comes in blue and other colors, > but the hair wraps only come in white. Our overall experience with them has > been great. > > Let me know if you need any other information. > > > Walter Benton HT(ASCP)QIHC > Lab Operations Manager > Chesapeake Urology Associates > 806 Landmark Drive, Suite 127 > Glen Burnie, MD 21061 > 443-471-5850 (Direct) > 410-768-5961 (Lab) > 410-768-5965 (Fax) > Chesapeakeurology.com > > Voted a Best Place to Work by > Baltimore and Modern Healthcare > Magazines. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Riley via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > ] > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 12:43 PM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] Tissue processing question > > Hello all, > > I was wondering what everyone uses to secure biopsy and scant tissues > through processing. Also what would you recommend placing breast cores in > for processing. Having an argument with grossing staff and pathologist > about whether to use sponges, tissue paper, or something else. Looking for > the best option that will allow for reagents to penetrate tissue and not > leave any artifact > > -- > > Charles Riley HT(ASCP)CM > > Histopathology Coordinator/ Mohs > > Doctors Pathology Services, Dover DE > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic > message is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the > designated recipient(s) named above and may contain information that is > protected from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended > recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution or copying of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you > have received this transmission in error, please notify the transmitting > person/department immediately by email or telephone (410) 581-5881 and > delete the message without making a copy. > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > -- Caroline Miller (mills) Director of Histology 3Scan.com 415 2187297 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet