Martin We currently have a Leica CV35030, which is a glass cover slipper. My 15 Pathologists prefer the glass covers slips for the optical quality. We are required to archive our slides for 20 years, which is another reason we chose glass cover slips. The Leica CV5030 if cleaned nightly and maintained properly is a work horse, with only small problems that are easily fixed within the lab. Cindy
Cindy Pyse, CLT, HT(ASCP) Laboratory Manager X-Cell Laboratories e-mail cp...@x-celllab.com -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Hasselblatt, Martin Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 4:39 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Automated Slide Stainer and Coverslipper: Foil or Glass? Dear list members, we have funding to buy an automated slide stainer and coverslipper and are considering to go for the Tissue-Tek® Prisma. If you had the choice: Would you opt for a glass coverslipper or a foil coverslipper? Feedback of pathologists on the optical quality of the foiled slides as well your technical experiences with maintenance (we heard rumors the glass version is running less stable) are most welcome. Please take into account that we plan to archive slides "infinitely" and will not discard them after 5 years. Thank you very much for your help! All the best from Germany, Martin ________________________________________ Martin Hasselblatt, M.D. Professor of Neuropathology Institute of Neuropathology Universitätsklinikum Münster 48149 Münster, Germany _______________________________________________ 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