Believe it or not we have used white glue (elmor's) with some success. Delute
the glue and apply to slides, let dry, then use as normal.
There are some commercial products  ( Stay On, Poly-l-Lysin) its been awhile
since I've done nails but some of these techniques do work.
John T. Demirs B. A. HTL (ASCP)
Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Photopathology Dept. Edward 214
15 Fruit St.
Boston Ma 02114
617-726-6984 phone
617-726-1206 fax

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Rich Strauss [SMTP:straur@dianon.com]
> Sent:	Friday, March 07, 2003 3:45 PM
> To:	HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	Nail specimens adherence...
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> To all microtomy experts does anyone have tips for getting nail specimens
> to adhere to slides for H&E and PAS/Fungus staining. We have tried positive
> charged and silanized slides. Cutting them is not the problem.
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> Regards,
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> Richard Strauss HT, QIHC
> straur@dianon.com
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