RE: [Histonet] humidity
I use
xylene recycling pads from Creative Waste on my H&E stainer. There are
different size pads you can order to fit the containers of different
stainers. The pads contains little beads (which I assume are some sort of
dessicant) that remove stain, alcohol, and water from the xylene.
We change the xylenes once a week (whereas we were changing them daily
previously). I was told we could go much longer without changing, but I'm
being conservative for now. We will probably increase the time between
changes. I've been using these pads for about a month and we've had no
problems.
I am
not associated with Creative Waste in any way, and if you would like to contact
them their number is (888) 795-8300. They are located in
Oregon.
Laurie
Colbert
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Pasadena, CA
A few weeks a ago, Histonet has been discussed humidity cause smear or
bloody eosin stain. Somebody suggested leaving a mesh or stone in
alcohol and xylene can avoid the bloody eosin stain. Can anyone tell me
again where can I get this mesh? Thanks a lot.
Yan Gao
Toxikon
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