Re: [Histonet] DMSO in Tissue processor

2011-05-12 Thread Rene J Buesa
: [Histonet] DMSO in Tissue processor Hi Everyone, I was hoping that I could ask a question about the use of paraffins with DMSO in tissue processors.  I was wondering if there are any tissue processors that recommend or specify that paraffins containing DMSO not be used.  I am not aware of any

RE: [Histonet] DMSO in Tissue processor

2011-05-12 Thread Monfils, Paul
I never heard of any such recommendations. DMSO doesn't react with plastics or metals, and those are the only surfaces the embedding medium comes into contact with, so I wouldn't expect any problems. In any case, from a personal perspective, I used Paraplast Plus, which contains DMSO, in my

[Histonet] DMSO in Tissue processor

2011-05-11 Thread Debra Siena
Hi Everyone, I was hoping that I could ask a question about the use of paraffins with DMSO in tissue processors. I was wondering if there are any tissue processors that recommend or specify that paraffins containing DMSO not be used. I am not aware of any of the older versions but just