We get our freezing medium from TBS. it is called TFM (tissue freezing medium). Lately it has become much less viscous, one of the reasons I liked it was that the viscosity allowed me to orient my tissue a little easier. The packaging also changed claiming "same TBS Product, Great New Packaging". Has anyone else noticed the change, or did I just get a bad lot?
Thanks for any information, Kathy Katherine S Walters Histology Director Central Microscopy Research Facility University of Iowa 76 Eckstein Medical Research Building 431 Newton Road Iowa City, Iowa 52242 319-335-8142 Facility Website: http://cmrf.research.uiowa.edu/ -----Original Message----- From: Rathborne, Toni via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 10:31 AM To: 'Seeley, Heather' Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Lab Coats and OCT Heather, We are currently using a lab coat made by White Knight, which is fluid resistant. I don't know if it's any cooler, but they do protect what you're wearing under it. Regarding the OCT. We also get our from Sakura, and have not noticed any change to the consistency. Is this happening with all lot numbers, or only one? I would check with Sakura. There may be a recall that you're not aware of. It might also have something to do with temperature/storage conditions. Toni -----Original Message----- From: Seeley, Heather via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 11:16 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Lab Coats and OCT Hello All, Now that the hospital is enforcing us to wear lab coats all the time, wondering if anyone has suggestions for some that aren't too hot, the ones we have now are making us sweat! Also, we have been having issues with our OCT, we currently use the Sakura OCT and have use it for years. Within the last 6 months or so it has become like glue on the chucks even if we let it soak in hot water and scrub with a brush, it just doesn't want to come out! If anyone has any suggestions on brands to try we would appreciate it! Thanks! HEATHER SEELEY, HT(ASCP) Histotechnologist 803-985-4676 OFFICE 803-327-7598 FAX _______________________________________________ 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 ________________________________ Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. Thank you. ________________________________ _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
