Re: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!!
I have a tech who complains about static/compression in our cell blocks, but I don't seem to have the same problem as her. The difference? I face my blocks and then soak it on my waterbath for about 15 -30 seconds and then it goes onto the ice tray. The additional moisture that is soaked up in the block seems to correct the issue for me. Sort of like breathing heavily on the block! Michelle On Jan 6, 2011, at 4:36 PM, Johnson, Nacaela nacaela.john...@usoncology.com wrote: I am also having issues with static, but only on my particle blocks. This happens in the summer as well. The static is actually in the block. The core biopsies cut wonderfully. Does anyone else run into this problem? I can see the effects of the static when I'm embedding, the particles float to the edges of the mold instead of in a clump. Thanks, Nacaela Johnson Histology Technician KCCC Pathology 12000 110th St., Ste. 400 Overland Park, KS 66210 Office: 913-234-0576 Fax: 913-433-7639 Email: nacaela.john...@usoncology.com -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of sgoe...@mirnarx.com Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:15 PM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!! So where the microtome is here that I have to use we have to wear those blue hospital booties and disposable lab coats (the white paper type ones). With me and several other people walking around in those booties the amount of static electricity is to say the least frusterating!! Does anyone know of anything I can do to get rid of the static? Thanks Sarah Goebel, BA, HT(ASCP) Histotechnologist Mirna Therapeutics 2150 Woodward Street Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78744 (512)901-0900 ext. 6912 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet /preThe contents of this electronic mail message and any attachments are confidential, possibly privileged and intended for the addressee(s) only.brOnly the addressee(s) may read, disseminate, retain or otherwise use this message. If received in error, please immediately inform the sender and then delete this message without disclosing its contents to anyone./pre ___ 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] Stupid, stupid static!!
They use static guard spray here at this facility in IL, but it does make it smell like your matronly aunt just walked into the room. Jay A. Lundgren M.S., HTL (ASCP) 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] Stupid, stupid static!!
Be careful about buying a humidifier. I brought a brand new one in (small table top type) that I had purchased but because it didn't have a grounded plug it wasn't allowed; never did find one with a grounded plug. Linda A. Sebree University of Wisconsin Hospital Clinics IHC/ISH Laboratory DB1-223 VAH 600 Highland Ave. Madison, WI 53792 (608)265-6596 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Grantham, Andrea L - (algranth) Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 2:46 PM To: undisclosed-recipients Cc: HISTONET Subject: Re: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!! I'm going to Target! We always have something going on here - static, heat and yes in certain months of the year we have humidity. Thanks for the humidifier idea. I'll spend the rest of the afternoon trying to decide if I want a frog or Hello Kitty. Cheers, Andi On Jan 5, 2011, at 1:26 PM, Emily Sours wrote: Target! They have frogs too! I enjoy the elephant design the best. Well, next to Hello Kitty, but that's not for everyone. *http://tinyurl.com/2frkw3r* Emily Writer Richard Suflet recommended drinking large doses of strong vinegar with fleas to cure the illnesses that resulted from swallowing the horse-leeches that were common in drinking water. -Every Home a Distillery, Sarah Meacham On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Rathborne, Toni trathbo...@somerset-healthcare.com wrote: Where does one get a penguin? ___ 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] Stupid, stupid static!!
There are devices used in cryo-ultramicrotomy that might help. I have no experience myself. Also, I found this interesting article via Google. http://www.diatome.ch/en/products/staticlineii.asp http://jhc.sagepub.com/content/37/7/1157.full.pdf From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Emily Sours [talulahg...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 8:24 PM To: gerv...@aol.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!! You know, all of it sounds so easy...unless you're cryosectioning!! Does putting a humidifier outside help with static in a cryostat? Because the static is driving me nuts. Why aren't there teams of people working on this issue? It keeps coming up, yet there is no one good answer, Calling all engineers!! Emily Writer Richard Suflet recommended drinking large doses of strong vinegar with fleas to cure the illnesses that resulted from swallowing the horse-leeches that were common in drinking water. -Every Home a Distillery, Sarah Meacham On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 7:39 PM, gerv...@aol.com wrote: wipe the microtome and knife holder with a Bounce laundry softener sheet. It works for us. In a message dated 1/5/2011 3:38:19 P.M. Central Standard Time, sbree...@nmda.nmsu.edu writes: This has SO many possible responses but I'll not go there. Someone might videotape it and leak it to the press... ___ 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 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
RE: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!!
I have used the product linked below (of course mine was purchased at a vinyl record store for neutralizing static on turn-tables. It cost a whopping $15.00 at the time. Maybe some folks can still get them there? http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/ProductDetail.do?D7=0N5=SEARCH_CONC AT_PNO%7CBRAND_KEYN4=Z108812%7CALDRICHN25=0QS=ONF=SPEC 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 Hawkins, Hal K. Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 11:43 AM To: Emily Sours; gerv...@aol.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!! There are devices used in cryo-ultramicrotomy that might help. I have no experience myself. Also, I found this interesting article via Google. http://www.diatome.ch/en/products/staticlineii.asp http://jhc.sagepub.com/content/37/7/1157.full.pdf From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Emily Sours [talulahg...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 8:24 PM To: gerv...@aol.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!! You know, all of it sounds so easy...unless you're cryosectioning!! Does putting a humidifier outside help with static in a cryostat? Because the static is driving me nuts. Why aren't there teams of people working on this issue? It keeps coming up, yet there is no one good answer, Calling all engineers!! Emily Writer Richard Suflet recommended drinking large doses of strong vinegar with fleas to cure the illnesses that resulted from swallowing the horse-leeches that were common in drinking water. -Every Home a Distillery, Sarah Meacham On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 7:39 PM, gerv...@aol.com wrote: wipe the microtome and knife holder with a Bounce laundry softener sheet. It works for us. In a message dated 1/5/2011 3:38:19 P.M. Central Standard Time, sbree...@nmda.nmsu.edu writes: This has SO many possible responses but I'll not go there. Someone might videotape it and leak it to the press... ___ 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 ___ 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] Stupid, stupid static!!
Follow-up. The zero-stat gun seems to be around $150.00 most everywher. But it does work and will last for years. 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 Hawkins, Hal K. Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 11:43 AM To: Emily Sours; gerv...@aol.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!! There are devices used in cryo-ultramicrotomy that might help. I have no experience myself. Also, I found this interesting article via Google. http://www.diatome.ch/en/products/staticlineii.asp http://jhc.sagepub.com/content/37/7/1157.full.pdf From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Emily Sours [talulahg...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 8:24 PM To: gerv...@aol.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!! You know, all of it sounds so easy...unless you're cryosectioning!! Does putting a humidifier outside help with static in a cryostat? Because the static is driving me nuts. Why aren't there teams of people working on this issue? It keeps coming up, yet there is no one good answer, Calling all engineers!! Emily Writer Richard Suflet recommended drinking large doses of strong vinegar with fleas to cure the illnesses that resulted from swallowing the horse-leeches that were common in drinking water. -Every Home a Distillery, Sarah Meacham On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 7:39 PM, gerv...@aol.com wrote: wipe the microtome and knife holder with a Bounce laundry softener sheet. It works for us. In a message dated 1/5/2011 3:38:19 P.M. Central Standard Time, sbree...@nmda.nmsu.edu writes: This has SO many possible responses but I'll not go there. Someone might videotape it and leak it to the press... ___ 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 ___ 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] Stupid, stupid static!!
I am also having issues with static, but only on my particle blocks. This happens in the summer as well. The static is actually in the block. The core biopsies cut wonderfully. Does anyone else run into this problem? I can see the effects of the static when I'm embedding, the particles float to the edges of the mold instead of in a clump. Thanks, Nacaela Johnson Histology Technician KCCC Pathology 12000 110th St., Ste. 400 Overland Park, KS 66210 Office: 913-234-0576 Fax: 913-433-7639 Email: nacaela.john...@usoncology.com -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of sgoe...@mirnarx.com Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:15 PM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!! So where the microtome is here that I have to use we have to wear those blue hospital booties and disposable lab coats (the white paper type ones). With me and several other people walking around in those booties the amount of static electricity is to say the least frusterating!! Does anyone know of anything I can do to get rid of the static? Thanks Sarah Goebel, BA, HT(ASCP) Histotechnologist Mirna Therapeutics 2150 Woodward Street Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78744 (512)901-0900 ext. 6912 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet /preThe contents of this electronic mail message and any attachments are confidential, possibly privileged and intended for the addressee(s) only.brOnly the addressee(s) may read, disseminate, retain or otherwise use this message. If received in error, please immediately inform the sender and then delete this message without disclosing its contents to anyone./pre ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!!
Static spray might work on the coats. To keep static at a minimum we keep wet paper towels in our waste tray on the microtome. The more moisture the better. Jennifer sgoe...@mirnarx.com Sent by: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 01/05/2011 11:17 AM To Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu cc Subject [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!! So where the microtome is here that I have to use we have to wear those blue hospital booties and disposable lab coats (the white paper type ones). With me and several other people walking around in those booties the amount of static electricity is to say the least frusterating!! Does anyone know of anything I can do to get rid of the static? Thanks Sarah Goebel, BA, HT(ASCP) Histotechnologist Mirna Therapeutics 2150 Woodward Street Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78744 (512)901-0900 ext. 6912 ___ 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] Stupid, stupid static!!
Hi Sarah, One of our staff uses the static spray now and then. It works pretty well but the fragrance isn't the greatest. We also have a couple of humdifiers in the lab. These seem to help as our air in central Oregon is a bit dry on this side of the Cascades. Don't know if dry air is an issue for you in Austin, but we love our humidifiers here. Actually one is this cool blue penguin that shoots mist out of his beak...makes me smile every day. Later, Tom Jasper Thomas Jasper HT (ASCP) BAS Histology Supervisor Central Oregon Regional Pathology Services Bend, Oregon 97701 tjas...@copc.net 541/617-2831 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of sgoe...@mirnarx.com Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 11:15 AM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!! So where the microtome is here that I have to use we have to wear those blue hospital booties and disposable lab coats (the white paper type ones). With me and several other people walking around in those booties the amount of static electricity is to say the least frusterating!! Does anyone know of anything I can do to get rid of the static? Thanks Sarah Goebel, BA, HT(ASCP) Histotechnologist Mirna Therapeutics 2150 Woodward Street Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78744 (512)901-0900 ext. 6912 ___ 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] Stupid, stupid static!!
Where does one get a penguin? -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]on Behalf Of Thomas Jasper Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 2:48 PM To: sgoe...@mirnarx.com Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!! Hi Sarah, One of our staff uses the static spray now and then. It works pretty well but the fragrance isn't the greatest. We also have a couple of humdifiers in the lab. These seem to help as our air in central Oregon is a bit dry on this side of the Cascades. Don't know if dry air is an issue for you in Austin, but we love our humidifiers here. Actually one is this cool blue penguin that shoots mist out of his beak...makes me smile every day. Later, Tom Jasper Thomas Jasper HT (ASCP) BAS Histology Supervisor Central Oregon Regional Pathology Services Bend, Oregon 97701 tjas...@copc.net 541/617-2831 -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of sgoe...@mirnarx.com Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 11:15 AM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!! So where the microtome is here that I have to use we have to wear those blue hospital booties and disposable lab coats (the white paper type ones). With me and several other people walking around in those booties the amount of static electricity is to say the least frusterating!! Does anyone know of anything I can do to get rid of the static? Thanks Sarah Goebel, BA, HT(ASCP) Histotechnologist Mirna Therapeutics 2150 Woodward Street Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78744 (512)901-0900 ext. 6912 ___ 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 message and any included attachments are from Somerset Medical Center and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may contain privileged, confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information entitled to protection and/or exemption from disclosure under applicable law. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail or you may call Somerset Medical Center's computer Help Desk at 908-685-2200, ext. 4050. Be sure to visit Somerset Medical Center's Web site - www.somersetmedicalcenter.com - for the most up-to-date news, event listings, health information and more. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!!
Target! They have frogs too! I enjoy the elephant design the best. Well, next to Hello Kitty, but that's not for everyone. *http://tinyurl.com/2frkw3r* Emily Writer Richard Suflet recommended drinking large doses of strong vinegar with fleas to cure the illnesses that resulted from swallowing the horse-leeches that were common in drinking water. -Every Home a Distillery, Sarah Meacham On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Rathborne, Toni trathbo...@somerset-healthcare.com wrote: Where does one get a penguin? ___ 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] Stupid, stupid static!!
I'm going to Target! We always have something going on here - static, heat and yes in certain months of the year we have humidity. Thanks for the humidifier idea. I'll spend the rest of the afternoon trying to decide if I want a frog or Hello Kitty. Cheers, Andi On Jan 5, 2011, at 1:26 PM, Emily Sours wrote: Target! They have frogs too! I enjoy the elephant design the best. Well, next to Hello Kitty, but that's not for everyone. *http://tinyurl.com/2frkw3r* Emily Writer Richard Suflet recommended drinking large doses of strong vinegar with fleas to cure the illnesses that resulted from swallowing the horse-leeches that were common in drinking water. -Every Home a Distillery, Sarah Meacham On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Rathborne, Toni trathbo...@somerset-healthcare.com wrote: Where does one get a penguin? ___ 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] Stupid, stupid static!!
This has SO many possible responses but I'll not go there. Someone might videotape it and leak it to the press... ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Stupid, stupid static!!
wipe the microtome and knife holder with a Bounce laundry softener sheet. It works for us. In a message dated 1/5/2011 3:38:19 P.M. Central Standard Time, sbree...@nmda.nmsu.edu writes: This has SO many possible responses but I'll not go there. Someone might videotape it and leak it to the press... ___ 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] Stupid, stupid static!!
You know, all of it sounds so easy...unless you're cryosectioning!! Does putting a humidifier outside help with static in a cryostat? Because the static is driving me nuts. Why aren't there teams of people working on this issue? It keeps coming up, yet there is no one good answer, Calling all engineers!! Emily Writer Richard Suflet recommended drinking large doses of strong vinegar with fleas to cure the illnesses that resulted from swallowing the horse-leeches that were common in drinking water. -Every Home a Distillery, Sarah Meacham On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 7:39 PM, gerv...@aol.com wrote: wipe the microtome and knife holder with a Bounce laundry softener sheet. It works for us. In a message dated 1/5/2011 3:38:19 P.M. Central Standard Time, sbree...@nmda.nmsu.edu writes: This has SO many possible responses but I'll not go there. Someone might videotape it and leak it to the press... ___ 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
