RE: [Histonet] Snap Freezing Tissue

2010-02-25 Thread Merced M Leiker
ursday, February 25, 2010 9:42 AM To: Michael Williams; Laurie Colbert Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Snap Freezing Tissue Who supplies the 3MT Novec Engineered Fluid HFE-7100? Thanks Ronnie Houston Anatomic Pathology Manager Nationwide Children's Hospit

RE: [Histonet] Snap Freezing Tissue

2010-02-25 Thread Michael Williams
...@nationwidechildrens.org] Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 9:42 AM To: Michael Williams; Laurie Colbert Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Snap Freezing Tissue Who supplies the 3MT Novec Engineered Fluid HFE-7100? Thanks Ronnie Houston Anatomic Pathology Manager Nationwide Children&#

RE: [Histonet] Snap Freezing Tissue

2010-02-25 Thread Houston, Ronald
u] On Behalf Of Michael Williams Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:55 AM To: 'Laurie Colbert' Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Snap Freezing Tissue Hi Laurie, We distribute Bright's Clini-RF. We hear good reports about using 3MT NovecT Engineered Flu

Re: [Histonet] Snap Freezing Tissue

2010-02-25 Thread Andrea T. Hooper
t: Re: [Histonet] Snap Freezing Tissue To: "Andrea T. Hooper" Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu, "Laurie Colbert" , "Steve Pike" Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 10:31 PM I learned to freeze tissue by taking a beaker and filling it with 2-methylbutane and t

RE: [Histonet] Snap Freezing Tissue

2010-02-25 Thread Michael Williams
Hi Laurie, We distribute Bright's Clini-RF. We hear good reports about using 3MT NovecT Engineered Fluid HFE-7100 which is inert and has an excellent environmental, health and safety profile. Regards, Michael Williams mjwilli...@scilogex.com SCILOGEX, LLC TF: (877) SCILOGEX T: (860) 828-5614 F:

RE: [Histonet] Snap Freezing Tissue

2010-02-25 Thread Alan Bright
Dear Laurie, We manufacture the Clini-RF Rapid Freezer =80 degs. C with options for a range of freezing methods. Best Regards Alan Bright Bright Instrument Co.Ltd. St Margaret's Way Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE29 6EU England Tel No:+44 (0)1480 454528 Fax No:+44 (0)1480 456031 Email: abri...@br

Re: [Histonet] Snap Freezing Tissue

2010-02-24 Thread Traczyk7
Contact Jim Mullen at Hacker Instruments (800) 442-2537. He has a demo CliniRF that I'm sure you can get at a good price. Dorothy Dorothy Traczyk MTA Histology LLC In a message dated 2/24/2010 4:55:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, laurie.colb...@huntingtonhospital.com writes: I was won

Re: [Histonet] Snap Freezing Tissue

2010-02-24 Thread Adam .
I learned to freeze tissue by taking a beaker and filling it with 2-methylbutane and then placing that beaker in a liquid nitrogen bath. You then take place your cryomold, hold it using some long forceps, and place it on the top of the 2-methylbutane. It will freeze the entire thing in about 10 sec

Re: [Histonet] Snap Freezing Tissue

2010-02-24 Thread Andrea T. Hooper
I have used the "Gayle Callis" method of freezing tissue for histological applications for years with great success :) The tissues look fantastic.   Essentially float out a metal pan (like the ones you sterilize surgical tools in) on a liquid nitrogen bath (in a styrofoam container or large dewa