Vacuum also removes any trapped air bubbles on the cellular level.

~ Ford
Ford M. Royer, MT(ASCP)
Analytical Instrumnets, llc
Minneapolis, MN


Bryan Hewlett wrote:

>Vacuum on an open processor is used only during infiltration with molten
>wax, it has no other function such as moving fluids which occurs in a closed
>type processor. Vacuum infiltration with molten wax dramatically reduces the
>time (and number of wax changes) necessary to remove the clearing solvent
>and hence reduces the time in hot wax, a good thing.
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>Bryan
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>>Can someone tell me the function of the vacuum on an open processor.  I
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>>understand what purpose it serves or its function.   thanks
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