Re: TMJ disc processing/JB-4 media

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From:rschoonh@sph.unc.edu
To:emry@u.washington.edu ("P. Emry"), HistoNet@Pathology.swmed.edu
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Date:Wed, 10 Mar 1999 11:41:17 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
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Trisha,
Yes it is miscible with water.  I would use a graded series of monomer and
water, probably starting at 30% monomer/70% water and work my way up to 100%
monomer.  I used to do this with tissues years ago.

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> Hi Netters,
> 
> I have a grad student that will be looking at tmj discs.  She has not
> found a protocol for this so we would appreciate some advice on the
> procedure.  She had heard that frozen sections might be best since they
> have so much water in them.
> 
> I got the catalog from polysciences with JB-4 media advertised.  If it is
> miscible with water would that make it a good media to use for the discs?
> 
> Any and all experience/advice with discs and  JB-4 would be welcomed.
> 
> Trisha Emry
> Orthodontices Research Lab
> U of Washington, Seattle
> emry@u.washington.edu

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Bob
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