Cindy McGrady at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan asks:
>>Our laboratory is experimenting with xylene free processing on our Sakura
VIP, substituting isopropanol for our xylene substitute. Our pathologists
have complained about processing, especially the biopsies, with our regular
Not even to clean the tissue processor you will need xylene if you prepare a 5%
solution of liquid dish washer soap in isopropyl alcohol. Place this solution
in the cleaning used xylene container and clean the tissue processor with it.
René J.
From: Martin, Erin erin.mar...@ucsf.edu
To:
The Xpress microwave tx processors are xylene free - perhaps they have
one.
I am pretty certain there still needs to be something that is misable
with alcohol and paraffin, such as mineral oil. I believe this can be
added to one or two of the paraffin steps, but I am just venturing a
guess. Most
Please go to http://www.histosearch.com/rene.html and you will find my articles
on the sibject.
René J.
From: Jones, Laura lpjo...@srhs-pa.org
To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 2:37 PM
Subject: [Histonet] Xylene Free
René J.
From: O'Donnell, Bill billodonn...@catholichealth.net
To: Jones, Laura lpjo...@srhs-pa.org; Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 3:15 PM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Xylene Free Processing?
The Xpress microwave tx processors are xylene free - perhaps they have
one
] On Behalf Of Rene J Buesa
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 2:46 PM
To: Jones, Laura; Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Xylene Free Processing?
Please go to http://www.histosearch.com/rene.html and you will find my articles
on the sibject.
René J.
From: Jones, Laura lpjo...@srhs
Sent: January 9, 2013 12:16 PM
To: Jones, Laura; Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Xylene Free Processing?
The Xpress microwave tx processors are xylene free - perhaps they have
one.
I am pretty certain there still needs to be something that is misable
with alcohol
