Freida:

I used to clean them with xylene but now I don't clean them at all.  I was
told by the Surgipath rep. when they brought me a sample of their new blades
that cleaning theirs is detrimental to the coating that allows them to cut
well.  I don't know about the other brands.

Jeanine H. Bartlett, HT(ASCP)
Centers for Disease Control
NCID, DVRD, IDPA
1600 Clifton Rd., NE  MS/G-32
Atlanta, GA  30333

-----Original Message-----
From: FreidaC@aol.com [mailto:FreidaC@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 12:57 PM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Cleaning of disposable blades


I am very curious as to how many of you clean your disposable blades before 
use.  If you do clean, what do you use?

Thanks for answering my curiosity.

Freida Carson