Re: [Histonet] Cleaning Tissue Molds (Kennedy, Lisa

Lisa, I have used all of the previously mentioned methods for cleaning molds. It really depends on the facilities that you have access to. Boiling in hot soapy water is great for deep cleaning, but you may not have enough pots or beakers to clean them all at once. Xylene, followed by 100%

[Histonet] Slide cost:

I would like to know if anyone can share cost or how they determine cost for additional services. We have a client that wants us to prepare slides for a research project. Cutting unstained slides at various thicknesses. This is going to be a time consuming project and I would like to make a high

Re: [Histonet] cleaning molds

We used to put them in a large stainless steel basin, with a little bit of Alconox brand detergent. Fill the basin with hot water and bring to a boil on a hotplate. Turn it off, let the water cool for a couple of hours and all the paraffin would rise to the top and solidify. Just pick the

[Histonet] looking for Skip Brown

Hi all, I am looking for contact info for Skip Brown, does anyone know how to reach him? Skip, if you are on here, please reach out to me! Thank you, Noëlle Noëlle Linke, MS, HTL(ASCP) QIHC Manager, Anatomic Pathology Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories nli...@sbch.org

Re: [Histonet] Cleaning Tissue Molds

Place your molds in a 2% dishwasher soap boiling solution for 5 minutes → was in running water for 5 minutes → dry in a convection oven at 60ºC for 10 minutes and your molds will be ready to use.As a "release" solution use a mixture 1:1 of 2-propanol and mineral oil (light weight).René On

Re: [Histonet] Cleaning Tissue Molds

We used to do that until 5 years ago, when we started looking in cleaning the molds without the use of Xylene. We found that we don't need to clan them, we turn them down on a metal tray covered with paper towel and put them in our 60 degree C oven overnight. That gets rid of the wax left on

Re: [Histonet] Cleaning Tissue Molds

We soak our molds in Xylene for @ 2hrs, then soak in 100% alcohol for @ 30 minutes( with occasional stirring to clear the xylene), then rinse in H2O, let dry(laid out) and spray with the mold release. Valerie Hannen,MLT(ASCP),HTL,SU (FL) Section Chief, Histology Parrish Medical Center 951 N.

[Histonet] Cleaning Tissue Molds

Dear Fellow Histo Techs, What is the BEST practice for cleaning the paraffin block tissue molds? We do not want to use our processor due to its age and wear and tear and frequent replacement of cellanoids when we clean them via the processor. Thanks so much for your help! In advance. Sincerely,