Re: [Histonet] Disposal of Bouin's Solution

2017-05-12 Thread Monson, Frederick via Histonet
https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/cci/safety/picric.pdf Two hazards: formaldehyde and picric acid (see attached). While I agree with Dr. Richmond, changing protocols is not easily done. So. You may search for appropriate oxidizers of aldehydes. OR!!! You may take the reasonable

Re: [Histonet] Happy Histotechnology Professionals Day!

2017-03-13 Thread Monson, Frederick via Histonet
And I, "O>" scary one, is following your class by leaving 38 days BEFORE I will be 78. You really are old!?""@ In my family, retirement has appeared to lead directly - one way or another - to demise, and I have yet to discover anyone who has turned the inevitability of that ending. So, I

Re: [Histonet] Metabisulfite rinse for PAS reaction (potassium vs sodium)

2017-03-07 Thread Monson, Frederick via Histonet
And, I always rinsed the Schiff with 'absolute' HOH before the tap water rinse - which rinses were taken from my protocol for Ehrlich's 'Acid' Hematoxylin that was mixed from scratch and aged in the second story deep window sills on the West wall of the Biology/Geology building at Lehigh

Re: [Histonet] query

2017-03-03 Thread Monson, Frederick via Histonet
Have no expertise other with 'library.' So, here is some new stuff that I found. http://www.autoqbiosciences.com/products/3d-laser-nanodissection-systems/tissue-surgeon/

[Histonet] Old news about cryo sections

2016-09-14 Thread Monson, Frederick via Histonet
Back in the 1960's when I was learning all about the PAS method, I got my hands on a new CRYO-Stat (-30_!!!) and tried my 'stuff' on fresh frozen sections. Having been in the habit of controlling every variable I could name, I included a 'Schiff' control with each PAS.

Re: [Histonet] Certification - Part I

2015-11-04 Thread Monson, Frederick via Histonet
Halloween story of a 'tech' who lacked a certificate. T'was a Sunday, and he, a student at the age of 24, was "ON" for the weekend covering blood bank, chemistry, and hematology. A call came in for a unit of blood for a Friday surgical - just to bring the patient up to speed. He, for reasons

Re: [Histonet] Certification - II

2015-11-04 Thread Monson, Frederick via Histonet
He refused to send a unit without an order for a new cross match, which he got with some argument. Only 4 of the 9 previously good units passed as he re-crossed all ten, and the one he sent did not pass the second crossing. He called the pathologist on duty, who told him to give up going to

Re: [Histonet] AFB contaminant - OR - Monkish Preparation

2015-07-17 Thread Monson, Frederick via Histonet
I slways filtered my air (5um) and my water (0.22um). Only tap water rinses for Hemnatoxylin, Schiff's and other rinses were not rinsed. All of my MolBio and Immuno- stuff was done with filtered (clean?) water at least. The rule is: be Monkish at the bench and as messy as you like in your

Re: [Histonet] Eosin

2015-07-14 Thread Monson, Frederick via Histonet
Long ago, in the foggy, foggy past, we were admonished to insure that our Eosin in the bottle had a slight 'green' tinge in good daylight. When we finally got fluorescence, we would check an HE-stained section with the fluorescein filters to insure the fluorescence of the Eosin. Very

Re: [Histonet] Digital Imaging Analyst Position at the University of Buffalo

2015-07-14 Thread Monson, Frederick via Histonet
A strongly recommended first interview question: How many digital cameras do you have with you today? Cheers, FCM Frederick C. Monson, PhD Technical Director Center for Microanalysis and Imaging, Research and Training (CMIRT) West Chester University of Pennsylvania Schmucker Science South -