I have found that the Surgipath plus coated slides that are manufactured
by them (not an Erie slide) are more adhesive than the VWR slides. As
far as I know, Surgipath is the only other manufacturer of plus coated
slides besides Erie.  Sarah

Sarah Jones, HT(ASCP)
Histology Lab
Dept. of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences 
College of Veterinary Medicine
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4458
phone: 979-845-3177
fax:  979-458-3499


>>>  04/05/05 12:11 PM >>>
I believe the issue with Ventana saying only Plus slides from 
Fisher or VWR is that these are all Erie slides and that is the 
surface that holds best for the Ventana system.  You may find slides
cheaper
however, check to see what the original manufacturer is so the sections

stay on the slides better.

Pam Marcum

Quoting Patsy Ruegg :

> Statlabs has the best price for plus slides I have found.
> Patsy 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
> [mailto:histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of
Sebree Linda
> A.
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 9:10 AM
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> Subject: RE: [Histonet] We're talking of buying a Ventana Benchmark
XT
> andtheyinsist that we need to use Superfrost Plus s
> 
> Angela,
> 
> You will definitely need "Plus" slides no matter whose instrument you
use.
> Find out which laboratory supply company your institution has a
contract
> with.  They may be your least expensive choice.
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [Histonet] We're talking of buying a Ventana Benchmark XT
and
> theyinsist that we need to use Superfrost Plus s
> 
> 
> We're talking of buying a Ventana Benchmark XT and they insist that
we need
> to use Superfrost Plus slides. They are going to cost much more than
what
> we're using now. Does anyone have the inside track on the least
expensive
> place to buy them from? You folks are always "The"
> source for All Histology Wisdom! Thanks!
> 
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