Re: [Histonet] Test for cell viability in paraffin section?

2010-08-18 Thread annigyg
Hey Ruel Once we are done with them and they are all nicely embedded in paraffin wax...the cells are not viable...they are DEAD Annieinarabia Empower your Business with BlackBerry® and Mobile Solutions from Etisalat -Original Message- From: Reuel Cornelia reuel.corne...@tsrh.org Sender:

Re: [Histonet] Acceptable way to bake sections onto slides?

2010-08-13 Thread annigyg
Use the sakura DRS hotpot Loading from the plate (apart for the other drawbacks) will set the wax on the first slides put in the racks and you may end uo with inadequate dewaxing Just my 5cents worth Annieinarabia Empower your Business with BlackBerry® and Mobile Solutions from Etisalat

Re: [Histonet] Sakura Film Removal

2010-07-29 Thread annigyg
The slips will not come off with xylene Soak in acetone for 5mins The slip swells and falls off Without letting the slide dry or turn milky white, dip into xylene a few times If milkiness appears, dip in clean acetone a few times and back to xylene Recoverslip as and when needed Simple really

Re: [Histonet] decontamination of cryostat

2010-07-21 Thread annigyg
If I may ask, what do you contaminate with when doing a full meltdown defrost clean up after a suspect TB or hep B pos case? Formalin? Some proprietary decontaminant? AnnieinArabia Empower your Business with BlackBerry® and Mobile Solutions from Etisalat -Original Message- From: Jesus

Re: [Histonet] Autostainer Input

2010-07-14 Thread annigyg
Sakura DRS is a true asset to any lab. Easy to program and a breeze to use. Almost maintenance free. Have been using DRS's for almost 15years and have yet to find anything better. Just my 2cents worth AnnieinArabia Empower your Business with BlackBerry® and Mobile Solutions from Etisalat

Re: [Histonet] HE stainers

2010-06-30 Thread annigyg
Sakura wins hands down Always Empower your Business with BlackBerry® and Mobile Solutions from Etisalat -Original Message- From: Webb, Dorothy L dorothy.l.w...@healthpartners.com Sender: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:57:38 To:

Re: [Histonet] HE stainers

2010-06-30 Thread annigyg
Easy to use Easy to program Workhorse Well supported by service engineers in my location Prefer tape coverslips - no mess and no waiting for slides to dry Prisma has optional neat half size containers and matching racks for small batches Versatile system Get sakura to demo Always best to see them