RE: [Histonet] Specimen Blocks too Soft to Cut

-Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Allyse Mazzarelli Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 1:53 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Specimen Blocks too Soft to Cut This question

[Histonet] Specimen Blocks too Soft to Cut

This question pertains to anyone that uses the Technovit 7100 kit. My lab has seen problems with humidity recently… (lab is too big to use a dehumidifier). I embed with enough hardener and mix my embedding solution well, but when I take my samples out of the mold they are still soft. I have tried t