Re: Peel & stick

From:Shirley Powell <powell_sa@Mercer.EDU>

I also use MountQuick for salvaging broken slides as well as making multiple
slides from one, works well for everything, even decalcified bone.
Shirley

"Nocito, Joseph" wrote:

> The product is MountQuick from Newcomers Supply.  It really works great.  I
> had a reference slide that had multiple sections.  The doctor wanted some
> immunos.  I removed the coverslip in Xylene, then applied the MountQuick to
> the wet slide.  I let it dry, then placed into a warm waterbath, peeled the
> sections off, cut the tissue sections into 6 pieces, placed the pieces on 6
> seperate slides that were wet with distilled water, and let them dry.  This
> was great because the one slide I received was on a regular slide.  When I
> transferred the cut up pieces, I put the section on plus slides.  I ran the
> immunos over the H&E and the doctor was happy.  Be careful though, you might
> be opening up Padora's Box.  Once the doctor's get a hold of this, there is
> no stopping them. I even did this on a Pap smear.
>
> Joe Nocito, B.S., HT(ASCP)QIHC
> Histology Supervisor
> Christus Santa Rosa Hospitals
> San Antonio, Texas
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Beverly Braswell [SMTP:qihc@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 11:46 AM
> > To:   carolyn.luty@muhc.mcgill.ca; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > Subject:      Re: Peel & stick
> >
> >
> > The product you are referring to has a foregin name, it comes in a green
> > and
> > white tube.  You basically place you slides with sections on them stained
> > or
> > unstained in xylene to remove paraffin or permount. Then place the
> > sections
> > on a flat surface while still moist with xylene squeeze out enough "peel
> > and
> > stick" to cover the area that a 24X50 coverslip would use. Place the
> > slides
> > into the oven at 60 degrees for 2 hrs. Remove slides then place into a 43
> > degree water bath for 1 hr.  Take a forcep and pull the "peel and stick"
> > downward until completely removed.  Place on new slide that you prefer.
> > You
> > may also cut the "peel and stick" if you have multiple sections that you
> > would like on different slides. Do this when you peel it off of the
> > original
> > slide.
> > This product is wonderful when you are in a bind with limited tissue.
> >
> > qihc
> > >From: carolyn.luty@muhc.mcgill.ca
> > >To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > >Subject: Peel & stick
> > >Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 15:38:11 -0400
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >2 of my technicians went to the N.H.S. and thought it was the greatest
> > >thing
> > >since sliced bread. One of the exibits they thought was interesting was
> > >Peel &
> > >Stick which is distributed by a company called Newcomer. Can  anybody
> > give
> > >me
> > >some information on this product & a phone no. of the company.
> > >
> > >Carolyn,
> > >Montreal General.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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