In my lab we normally use 95 % EtOH before absolute alcohols, instead of the 70 % you use, without any problem. Maybe your contaminating agent is 70 % EtOH, try changing this step with a 95 % one



José Luis





El dia 27/11/2004 19:32 usted envio el siguiente mensaje:

>Date: 27 de Noviembre de 2004 19:32:07

>From: Paula Pierce  

>Subject: [Histonet] Water contamination 

>To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

>

> First, you SLICE meat. Histotechs SECTION tissue.

>  

> 70% EtOH is 30% water. You are probably getting too much water carryover into your 100%. Make sure the 100% EtOH is 100%. If the solutions are fresh, 10 to 20 dips each is enough time for dehydration before xylene and coverslipping. 

> 

> 

> Paula Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT

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