Re: [Histonet] Radiation sterilization and IHC
To do samples that you suspect prion disease also needs to be done in a lab specifically designed for that. I agree, formalin is sufficient., Colleen On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 11:14 AM, Rene J Buesa via Histonet < histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > I believe that is an extreme and unnecessary step. Formalin itself is an > adequate sterilizer, the only problem would be with "prions" and > Creutzfeldy-Jakob disease cases are not only extremely rare, but always > known or suspected to histotechs. René. > > On Monday, April 23, 2018 11:56:39 AM, Mike Tighe via > Histonet wrote: > > It was recently suggested to me that we might try to use our irradiator > to sterilize (not fix) tissues rather than Formalin solution. Obviously we > would need to validate this but has anyone tried this prior to IHC or IF? > > Thanks! > Mike > ___ > 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 > ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Radiation sterilization and IHC
I believe that is an extreme and unnecessary step. Formalin itself is an adequate sterilizer, the only problem would be with "prions" and Creutzfeldy-Jakob disease cases are not only extremely rare, but always known or suspected to histotechs. René. On Monday, April 23, 2018 11:56:39 AM, Mike Tighe via Histonet wrote: It was recently suggested to me that we might try to use our irradiator to sterilize (not fix) tissues rather than Formalin solution. Obviously we would need to validate this but has anyone tried this prior to IHC or IF? Thanks! Mike ___ 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
[Histonet] Radiation sterilization and IHC
It was recently suggested to me that we might try to use our irradiator to sterilize (not fix) tissues rather than Formalin solution. Obviously we would need to validate this but has anyone tried this prior to IHC or IF? Thanks! Mike ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
