Re: [Histonet] Histonet Digest, Vol 191, Issue 11

2019-10-18 Thread Subash Govender via Histonet
RE:How to prevent bubbling in pressure cooker for immunohistochemistry procedure. Hi there Mark. Really appreciate your feedback. I do use tween 20 in the retrieval solution but actually thought it was to clean the slides, thus preventing background staining. I did not know it prevents bubble

Re: [Histonet] Histonet Digest, Vol 191, Issue 10

2019-10-18 Thread Subash Govender via Histonet
Re: How to prevent bubbling in pressure cooker for immunohistochemistry procedure. Maria Thank you so much for your feedback. The instrument i use for the antigen retrieval process is just household 6L Russek Hobbs pressure cooker. Before i place my slides into this PC i do actually wait for it

Re: [Histonet] How to prevent bubbling in pressure cooker for immunohistochemistry procedure

2019-10-18 Thread Hobbs, Carl via Histonet
Hi Subash Imho your sections are not sufficiently adherent to the slide(s) It is not M/W "bubbling" that causes your problem If you use Superfrost Plus/lab-coated Silane or even double subbed slides ( thanks Ole!) AND dry your sections onto the slides efficiently, you will not get section-loss. N