I suggest an extended prime to ensure no air in the line then consider if more
drops of xylene are needed on the slides.
Hope this helps.
Penny :)
Penny Marr
Senior BMS
C/- Histology
Conquest Hospital
St Leonards-on-Sea TN37 7RD
penny.m...@nhs.net
0300 131 4500 ext 734914
0300 131 4914
Hi Brittany,
Personally I do not like the HM525NX. It is awkward and difficult to control
with no manual advance except the control panel. When advancing /trimming you
are never certain how far forward the block will travel. The UV light fitting
in the lid always seems to get in the way of
Greetings!
Earlier this month we had two slide drawers replaced. Yesterday one of them
opened during a run and would not close again. Fortunately we were able to
salvage the slide that was being stained in the drawer. A little later I was
removing the remaining few slides from the module and
Hi Jeanine,
- Film coverslips scratch very easily. Any dust in the system will scratch the
film.
- Staining is often compromised if the film coverslip needs to be removed.
- Specific storage conditions are required to validate the adhesive on the
film. If the storage conditions are not met the
Perhaps they did an orcein stain with H counterstain? That would make the
copper associated protein a dark red-brown colour but with other components
looking like an H
Penny Marr
Senior BMS
C/- Histology
Conquest Hospital
St Leonards-on-Sea TN37 7RD
penny.m...@nhs.net
(01424) 758023
Miller's stain is available from VWR.
I do not recommend the BSS to stain elastin - it is not strong enough and
misses the fine fibres.
Kind regards,
Penny :)
Penny Marr
Senior BMS
C/- Histology
Conquest Hospital
St Leonards-on-Sea TN37 7RD
penny.m...@nhs.net
(01424) 758023
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Greetings All!
We have 2 BenchMark Ultras that have been on-site for almost 2 years. Since we
transferred our routine work onto these modules we constantly get error
messages pertaining to the slide barcode reader. It often implies that there
is a problem with the slide barcode. Often, if it
