The old tissue processors used to have cloudy formalin to the point
you'd get a layer at the bottom of the jars. If it is not contamination
from the clearing fluids already suggested, could it not just be the
fixed protein from the tissues that is held in suspension. I would have
thought very blood
Possible carry over of xylene from the flush program?
Regards
Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC)
Laboratory Manager & Senior Scientist
Tel: 612 9845 3306
Fax: 612 9845 3318
the children's hospital at westmead
Cnr Hawkesbury Road and Hainsworth Street, Westmead
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.edu, "LynnBurton"
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 3:49:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: RE: [Histonet] cloudy formalin in tissue processor
If you use NBF it will get cloudy when it mixes (in some step) with alcohol.
The NBF has salts that are not soluble in alcohol and will p
] cloudy formalin in tissue processor
To: "Christine I. Braaten" ,
histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 1:23 PM
Is your formalin picking up water from the air in the room? Check the humidity
level in your room.
Lynn Burton
Lab Assoc. I
Animal Disease Lab
Gal
Is your formalin picking up water from the air in the room? Check the humidity
level in your room.
Lynn Burton
Lab Assoc. I
Animal Disease Lab
Galesburg, Il 61401
From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Christine I.
Braaten
Sent: Thu 5/21/
