[Histonet] slide drying ovens for IHC
Hi Histonetters, Does anyone have any recommendations on slide drying ovens that work well for IHC? Would probably like a fan in the oven for even temperature and shorter drying time. Elaine Dooley Shands Teaching Hospital Gainesville FL 352-265-0111 ext 72117 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] slide drying/curing before filing
According to the Histonet archives, this hasn't been discussed for almost a decade. How are labs drying/curing their slides before they are filed? We are a small oral pathology laboratory and we hand-coverslip using Richard Allen mounting medium and glass coverslips. After cases are signed out slides are placed in their cardboard folders in a 37C oven for at least a week, then are filed in metal slides drawers. This works perfectly well, but we would like to simplify this, if possible. A search of the archive showed a great deal of variation in slide drying protocol, I'm interested in hearing what everyone else is up to. Of course, I'm hoping to get lots of people saying that they file all of last week's room temp slides on Monday morning and it works like a charm! Thanks! Kim Lake, MLS (ASCP)CM Laboratory Manager Oral Pathology Laboratory University of Iowa College of Dentistry Phone (319) 384 4433 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] slide drying oven
Hi Laurie, Biocare has one that I have used, they call it the desert chamber pro, one of the few that is setup and designed expressly for drying slides. It works very well, and has different heating options and a timer. However, all you may need is a basic mechanical convection oven, Boekel has a couple of what they call digital incubators with a fan that can go from ambient to 90 degrees. Finally, if cost is a consideration, I've purchased from Affordableovens.com. I got a relatively inexpensive mechanical convection oven for $1500 that works well. Good luck, Patrick Laurie Celligent Diagnostics Charlotte, NC On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 10:59 AM, Laurie Colbert wrote: > Can anyone recommend a small, forced air slide drying oven? > > Laurie Colbert, HT (ASCP) > Histology Supervisor > PATH MD > 8158 Beverly Blvd. > Los Angeles, CA 90048 > (323) 648-3214 direct > (424) 245-7284 main lab > > ___ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > -- Patrick Laurie(HT)ASCP QIHC Histology Manager Celligent Diagnostics, LLC 101 East W.T. Harris Blvd | Suite 1212 | Charlotte, NC 28262 Work: 704-970-3300 Cell: 704-266-0869 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] slide drying oven
Can anyone recommend a small, forced air slide drying oven? Laurie Colbert, HT (ASCP) Histology Supervisor PATH MD 8158 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048 (323) 648-3214 direct (424) 245-7284 main lab ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] slide drying ovens
I agree w Akemi, the BioCare oven is top-notch and programmable in ways that other ovens cannot even touch. A little complicated to set-up, but the folks at BioCare will walk you through it. Once programmed, it's a breeze to run. William (Bill) O'Donnell, HT (ASCP) QIHC Lead Histologist Good Samaritan Hospital 10 East 31st Street Kearney, NE 68847 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Akemi Allison Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 12:25 PM To: Bell, Mandy; Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] slide drying ovens There are many so called convection ovens out there that are gravity convection. Biocare has a great convection oven that has an internal fan, and can be set with several different programs. You can set it for IHC at the end of the day and it automatically stops and is ready for you in the AM when you come in. It has a small footprint. It is not cheap, but well worth it. Akemi Allison BS, HT (ASCP) HTL Director Phoenix Lab Consulting Tele: 408.335.9994 E-Mail: akemiat3...@yahoo.com On Apr 19, 2011, at 10:13 AM, Bell, Mandy wrote: > I'm looking for recommendations for a new slide drying oven. > Something relatively small, with convection. Any input would be > appreciated. Thanks ! > > Mandy M Bell , HTL (ASCP) > Histology Department > Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula > 831.625.4791 > > > P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > ___ > 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] slide drying ovens
There are many so called convection ovens out there that are gravity convection. Biocare has a great convection oven that has an internal fan, and can be set with several different programs. You can set it for IHC at the end of the day and it automatically stops and is ready for you in the AM when you come in. It has a small footprint. It is not cheap, but well worth it. Akemi Allison BS, HT (ASCP) HTL Director Phoenix Lab Consulting Tele: 408.335.9994 E-Mail: akemiat3...@yahoo.com On Apr 19, 2011, at 10:13 AM, Bell, Mandy wrote: I'm looking for recommendations for a new slide drying oven. Something relatively small, with convection. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks ! Mandy M Bell , HTL (ASCP) Histology Department Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula 831.625.4791 P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail ___ 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] slide drying ovens
I'm looking for recommendations for a new slide drying oven. Something relatively small, with convection. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks ! Mandy M Bell , HTL (ASCP) Histology Department Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula 831.625.4791 P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Slide Drying Before IHC
A little twist on this topic I would like a few opinions on. We just received 2 new drying ovens that are gravity convection versus the older two which use a fan to circulate air. In the past I have used both and noticed no appreciable difference, even though this constitutes a process inconsistency. Has anyone noticed a difference in final results due to the different methods of drying? Mark Turner, HT(ASCP) QIHC Supervisor IHC Target Now MPI Caris Life Sciences 445 N. 5th Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 Cell: 602-309-5084 Direct 602-358-8913 Fax: 602-358-8919 mtur...@carisdx.com ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Slide Drying
You should not "dry" slides in the MW. The paraffin in the sections is "transparent" to microwaves and what you are going to do is locally heat (and I mean heat) the remaining water underneath the sections but you are not going to really melt the paraffin. There is no real good substitute for a convection oven to dry the sections. René J. --- On Thu, 2/4/10, rick.garnh...@memorialhealthsystem.com wrote: From: rick.garnh...@memorialhealthsystem.com Subject: [Histonet] Slide Drying To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Thursday, February 4, 2010, 12:47 PM Anyone out there using microwave to dry H+E slides? How Long and what staining racks. Rick Garnhart HT(ASCP) Memorial Health System Histology Supervisor 1400 E. Boulder St. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Cell: 719-365-8357 Ph: 719-365-6926 Fax: 719-365-6373 rick.garnh...@memorialhealthsystem.com Mission: To provide the highest quality health care Vision: To create an outstanding health system where patients heal and people thrive Values: Compassion - Integrity - Quality - Respect - Teamwork www.memorialhealthsystem.com The information contained in or attached to this electronic message is privileged and confidential, intended only for the use of the individual(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please inform the sender immediately and remove any record of this message.___ 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] Slide Drying
Anyone out there using microwave to dry H+E slides? How Long and what staining racks. Rick Garnhart HT(ASCP) Memorial Health System Histology Supervisor 1400 E. Boulder St. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Cell: 719-365-8357 Ph: 719-365-6926 Fax: 719-365-6373 rick.garnh...@memorialhealthsystem.com Mission: To provide the highest quality health care Vision: To create an outstanding health system where patients heal and people thrive Values: Compassion - Integrity - Quality - Respect - Teamwork www.memorialhealthsystem.com The information contained in or attached to this electronic message is privileged and confidential, intended only for the use of the individual(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please inform the sender immediately and remove any record of this message.___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] slide drying
Place the slides in every other slot of basket and dry for 15-20 min at 69 celcius, let cool in front of fan for 1-2 min. You are able to combine baskets at this step. Kyle HT BS Nacogdoches Memorial Our lab just received a slide drying oven, and we are trying to figure out what's a good temperature for the slides to be heated and for how long. We are mainly doing H&E slides. The way we are currently drying them is under a small fan, then heat them up, and back to the fan. Then finally heating them up and off to the stainer. Just putting them in the slide drying oven for 10 min at 80C melts the paraffin, but leaves some water on the bottom of some sections. Any suggestions to get the slides dry asap ? Also is the oven much help to your labs? Thanks ! Scott Hendricksen HT(ASCP) ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Slide drying
We use MM24 from Surgipath. We file our slides within 24 hours. I don't know if it will work in 12 hours, but maybe it's worth trying. Angela Bitting, HT(ASCP) Technical Specialist, Histology Geisinger Medical Center 100 N Academy Ave. MC 23-00 Danville, PA 17822 phone 570-214-9634 fax 570-271-5916 No trees were hurt in the sending of this email However many electrons were severly inconvienienced! >>> "Martin, Erin" 12/22/2008 2:06 PM >>> Hello everyone, I was asked to find out how to dry slides quickly. They are glass coverslipped in an automated coverslipper at the reference lab we use and the our docs want them filed in less than 12 hours from the time they are coverslipped. We have been putting them in a 125 degree C convection oven for a few hours but the slides still get all stuck together in the file. They will not consider film coverslipping. Does anyone else file this quickly? I am grateful for any suggestions! Erin Martin UCSF Dermatopathology ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet IMPORTANT WARNING: The information in this message (and the documents attached to it, if any) is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken, or omitted to be taken, in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please delete all electronic copies of this message (and the documents attached to it, if any), destroy any hard copies you may have created and notify me immediately by replying to this email. Thank you.BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 X-GWTYPE:USER FN:Bitting, Angela TEL;WORK:570-271-6844 ORG:;Histology EMAIL;WORK;PREF;NGW:akbitt...@geisinger.edu N:Bitting;Angela END:VCARD ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Slide drying
Hi Erin While the request from your pathologists seems unreasonable from my experience the following steps will give the best results. Use a rapid drying mountant many of which are on the market. Consult your local suppliers. Dry in an incubator as you have been doing but when you remove from the incubator allow the slides to cool before filing or even sorting into piles. The mountant may be dry but the heat will make it sticky gluing the slides together. Just think of new bitumen on a very hot day. All the best. Tony Reilly Chief Scientist Anatomical Pathology Pathology Queensland Level 1, Building 15 Princess Alexandra Hospital Ipswich Rd, Woolloongabba Q 4102 Australia Ph: 07 32402412 Fax:07 32402930 tony_rei...@health.qld.gov.au >>> "Martin, Erin" 23/12/2008 5:06 am >>> Hello everyone, I was asked to find out how to dry slides quickly. They are glass coverslipped in an automated coverslipper at the reference lab we use and the our docs want them filed in less than 12 hours from the time they are coverslipped. We have been putting them in a 125 degree C convection oven for a few hours but the slides still get all stuck together in the file. They will not consider film coverslipping. Does anyone else file this quickly? I am grateful for any suggestions! Erin Martin UCSF Dermatopathology ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet This email, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost, if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this email is strictly prohibited. The information contained in this email, including any attachment sent with it, may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this email in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone collect on Australia +61 1800 198 175 or by return email. You should also delete this email, and any copies, from your computer system network and destroy any hard copies produced. If not an intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute or take any action(s) that relies on it; any form of disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this email is also prohibited. Although Queensland Health takes all reasonable steps to ensure this email does not contain malicious software, Queensland Health does not accept responsibility for the consequences if any person's computer inadvertently suffers any disruption to services, loss of information, harm or is infected with a virus, other malicious computer programme or code that may occur as a consequence of receiving this email. Unless stated otherwise, this email represents only the views of the sender and not the views of the Queensland Government. ** ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] Slide drying
Richard Allen makes some that dries overnight. It is item # 22 050 102 - sold by ThermoScientific. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rene J Buesa Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 4:07 PM To: histonet; Martin, Erin Subject: Re: [Histonet] Slide drying One way to allow faster drying is to get a more fluid mounting medium. If you use it as it comes from the manufacturer it will take longer. Even if it is toluene based, if you add some xylene and get a really fluid mounting medium you will be able to file the slides sooner, although perhaps not as soon as your pathologists want. They are always trying for the histotechs to perform miracles and most of their request stem from not knowing how things work in the histology lab. It is a pity. René J. --- On Mon, 12/22/08, Martin, Erin wrote: From: Martin, Erin Subject: [Histonet] Slide drying To: "histonet" Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 2:06 PM Hello everyone, I was asked to find out how to dry slides quickly. They are glass coverslipped in an automated coverslipper at the reference lab we use and the our docs want them filed in less than 12 hours from the time they are coverslipped. We have been putting them in a 125 degree C convection oven for a few hours but the slides still get all stuck together in the file. They will not consider film coverslipping. Does anyone else file this quickly? I am grateful for any suggestions! Erin Martin UCSF Dermatopathology ___ 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 Confidentiality Notice: This email, including any attachments is the property of Catholic Health East and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete this message. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Slide drying
One way to allow faster drying is to get a more fluid mounting medium. If you use it as it comes from the manufacturer it will take longer. Even if it is toluene based, if you add some xylene and get a really fluid mounting medium you will be able to file the slides sooner, although perhaps not as soon as your pathologists want. They are always trying for the histotechs to perform miracles and most of their request stem from not knowing how things work in the histology lab. It is a pity. René J. --- On Mon, 12/22/08, Martin, Erin wrote: From: Martin, Erin Subject: [Histonet] Slide drying To: "histonet" Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 2:06 PM Hello everyone, I was asked to find out how to dry slides quickly. They are glass coverslipped in an automated coverslipper at the reference lab we use and the our docs want them filed in less than 12 hours from the time they are coverslipped. We have been putting them in a 125 degree C convection oven for a few hours but the slides still get all stuck together in the file. They will not consider film coverslipping. Does anyone else file this quickly? I am grateful for any suggestions! Erin Martin UCSF Dermatopathology ___ 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] Slide drying
Our Pathologists hold onto the case slides until the cases are complete. If they order stains or recuts, they hold on to the slides until the specials or recuts have been received. We also have a drying system where we have a set of shelves with spaces designated by 100's and sort the slides according to case number by 100s. They dry until the numbers cycle around. When we have to find a case, we only have to look through 20 trays instead of the whole shebang. Toluene based coverslipped slides usually take three days to dry. The xylene based coverslipped slides take about two weeks. Janet Janet L. Bonner, HTL (ASCP) Pathology Laboratory From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Martin, Erin Sent: Mon 12/22/2008 2:45 PM To: Michael Mihalik; histonet Subject: RE: [Histonet] Slide drying Hi all, They want them filed that fast because when they order recuts, stains, etc, they want the entire case set up again with the new orders and since we do 400-500 cassettes/day it would take too long for the clerical staff to look through slide flats to fine the original H&Es. Since they are divided between different docs so the flats are would not follow numerical order... I know it's expecting a lot to think that slides would be ready for file so fast. I needed some other opinions to show them. Thanks, Erin From: Michael Mihalik [mailto:m...@pathview.com] Sent: Mon 12/22/2008 11:36 AM To: Martin, Erin Subject: RE: [Histonet] Slide drying Erin, may I ask why your doctors want them filed so quickly? Michael Mihalik PathView Systems | cell: 214.733.7688 | 800.798.3540 | fax: 270.423.0968 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Martin, Erin Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 1:06 PM To: histonet Subject: [Histonet] Slide drying Hello everyone, I was asked to find out how to dry slides quickly. They are glass coverslipped in an automated coverslipper at the reference lab we use and the our docs want them filed in less than 12 hours from the time they are coverslipped. We have been putting them in a 125 degree C convection oven for a few hours but the slides still get all stuck together in the file. They will not consider film coverslipping. Does anyone else file this quickly? I am grateful for any suggestions! Erin Martin UCSF Dermatopathology ___ 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 === The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and deleting the material from any computer. === ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] Slide drying
Hi Jeanine, What are spacer coils? I don't think I've ever heard of them. Thanks, Erin Martin UCSF Dermatopathology From: Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) [mailto:j...@cdc.gov] Sent: Mon 12/22/2008 11:29 AM To: Martin, Erin; histonet Subject: RE: [Histonet] Slide drying I would suggest filing using the spacer coils and then removing them after 4-7 days. Jeanine Bartlett Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch (404) 639-3590 jeanine.bartl...@cdc.hhs.gov -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Martin, Erin Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 2:06 PM To: histonet Subject: [Histonet] Slide drying Hello everyone, I was asked to find out how to dry slides quickly. They are glass coverslipped in an automated coverslipper at the reference lab we use and the our docs want them filed in less than 12 hours from the time they are coverslipped. We have been putting them in a 125 degree C convection oven for a few hours but the slides still get all stuck together in the file. They will not consider film coverslipping. Does anyone else file this quickly? I am grateful for any suggestions! Erin Martin UCSF Dermatopathology ___ 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] Slide drying
Hi all, They want them filed that fast because when they order recuts, stains, etc, they want the entire case set up again with the new orders and since we do 400-500 cassettes/day it would take too long for the clerical staff to look through slide flats to fine the original H&Es. Since they are divided between different docs so the flats are would not follow numerical order... I know it's expecting a lot to think that slides would be ready for file so fast. I needed some other opinions to show them. Thanks, Erin From: Michael Mihalik [mailto:m...@pathview.com] Sent: Mon 12/22/2008 11:36 AM To: Martin, Erin Subject: RE: [Histonet] Slide drying Erin, may I ask why your doctors want them filed so quickly? Michael Mihalik PathView Systems | cell: 214.733.7688 | 800.798.3540 | fax: 270.423.0968 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Martin, Erin Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 1:06 PM To: histonet Subject: [Histonet] Slide drying Hello everyone, I was asked to find out how to dry slides quickly. They are glass coverslipped in an automated coverslipper at the reference lab we use and the our docs want them filed in less than 12 hours from the time they are coverslipped. We have been putting them in a 125 degree C convection oven for a few hours but the slides still get all stuck together in the file. They will not consider film coverslipping. Does anyone else file this quickly? I am grateful for any suggestions! Erin Martin UCSF Dermatopathology ___ 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] Slide drying
I would suggest filing using the spacer coils and then removing them after 4-7 days. Jeanine Bartlett Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch (404) 639-3590 jeanine.bartl...@cdc.hhs.gov -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Martin, Erin Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 2:06 PM To: histonet Subject: [Histonet] Slide drying Hello everyone, I was asked to find out how to dry slides quickly. They are glass coverslipped in an automated coverslipper at the reference lab we use and the our docs want them filed in less than 12 hours from the time they are coverslipped. We have been putting them in a 125 degree C convection oven for a few hours but the slides still get all stuck together in the file. They will not consider film coverslipping. Does anyone else file this quickly? I am grateful for any suggestions! Erin Martin UCSF Dermatopathology ___ 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] Slide drying
Hello everyone, I was asked to find out how to dry slides quickly. They are glass coverslipped in an automated coverslipper at the reference lab we use and the our docs want them filed in less than 12 hours from the time they are coverslipped. We have been putting them in a 125 degree C convection oven for a few hours but the slides still get all stuck together in the file. They will not consider film coverslipping. Does anyone else file this quickly? I am grateful for any suggestions! Erin Martin UCSF Dermatopathology ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
