>Hi Histonetters,
>
>One of the techs in our lab is looking for a recipe for formaol mercuric
>chloride.  We can't find it in any of our texts, either old or new.  Can
>anyone help?  Thanks!
>Rena Krol

Hi Rena,

The standard mix for formal sublimate is: 900cc of saturated aqueous
mercuric chloride and 100cc of 40% formaldehyde. The buffered mix
(according to Bancroft) is: Mercuric chloride 6gm; distilled water 90ml;
Sodium acetate 1.25gm; 40% formaldehyde 10ml. The formaldehyde is added
last after the mercuric chloride has dissolved.

Ken.


Kenneth W Turner
Senior Teaching Fellow
Unit Manager / Pathology Histology Unit
Department of Pathology
Otago Medical School
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