Interesting that you are mixing the two. Is that common practice out there?
John Sent from ProtonMail for iOS On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 9:40 AM, Cooper, Brian <bcoo...@chla.usc.edu> wrote: > Paraplast for processing and Paraplast Xtra for microtomy at our institution. > > Thanks, > > Brian D. Cooper, HT (ASCP)CM | Histology Supervisor > Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine > Children's Hospital Los Angeles > 4650 Sunset Blvd MS#43- Los Angeles, CA 90027 > bcoo...@chla.usc.edu > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Lundgren via Histonet <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2022 9:22 AM > To: John Garratt <john.garr...@ciqc.ca>; Rinker, Jeffrey > <jeffrey.rin...@sanfordhealth.org>; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: Re: [Histonet] best paraffin (EXTERNAL EMAIL) > > ****CAUTION: BE CAREFUL WITH THIS MESSAGE***** This email came from outside > CHLA. Do not open attachments, click on links, or respond unless you expected > this message and recognize the email address: > histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu. > > Paraplast plus is my personal favorite. > > On March 10, 2022, at 11:04 AM, John Garratt via Histonet > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > > The paraffins available from lab suppliers (not candle makers) is all of > excellent quality these days. There is some variability, but choice of > paraffin usually comes down to personal preference. > If you are having problems cutting it may well be related to other factors > like fixation and processing, and of course, the microtomy. > What are the issues you are encountering? > > John > http://secure-web.cisco.com/1071-nF34Jc0Huepy-CD2D7i4jVe0u3CQxXT-sfZxfJTPdesE2Cm8FUb5nKm9zlp5LAeGb2S-mRT5t0YNkJXRP9yxFC6eIbZWkvU2xGhG7zo9bs6HRYe3J3_UeSdo0VQTrph5P75aQOH1s58spSuO-R3u4LJK8DTNJuJq_j_OtDg2dWHytU5gKPuhKt-OY9w6NdjLPdy_fwi19pr6qF3YFMgPjoLMkuKN_5Xx2Eql8JtaJYuRKcyEDRScQsFXnwW9me2ojfswJ7R5PEGkbd-xjFKSxPuf8S9BimLtV6LbCgcnEhGxaKhr_PQX-UQjP4NUeHoJBE-ATPlQe-a5Im_F4mZt092VRWpnwASWIXe8ob5w6_695blw4gK0jAPU7PyEGtfhIhftxwnB6u-Bfc818ugk8ZBulD3LVuGYoXwjUo2B3s-1MnYxRvVbWseO_ulPMS29Byi2oEe5SRg8lHMc_Q/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cpqa.ca > > Sent from ProtonMail for iOS > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 7:21 AM, Rinker,Jeffrey via Histonet > <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > >> I was wondering what people think is the best paraffin to use. 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