Try pure acetone that will also start the dehydration of the eye.
René J.

--- On Mon, 11/24/08, Lee & Peggy Wenk  wrote:

From: Lee & Peggy Wenk 
Subject: [Histonet] Dissolve plastic
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 12:47 PM


I Need Histonetters help.
 
We have an eye with a plastic part for the lens, which is a type of
telescope, I've been told.
 
According to the new pathologist, we need to dissolve out this plastic lens,
then he can gross the eye and we can process it into paraffin.
 
We've never had to dissolve plastic before. The eye is in 10% NBF right
now.
I'm guess maybe something like chloroform? But what percent? For how long?
Before or after grossing?
 
Has anyone done this before, that can send a procedure to me? Thanks.
 
 
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Peggy A. Wenk, HTL(ASCP)SLS
Program Director,  Schools of Histotechnology
Supervisor, Mortuary Services
Laboratory Safety Officer, Disaster Preparedness and Quality Assurance
Coordinator
Department of Anatomic Pathology, 100RO
William Beaumont Hospital
3601 W. 13 Mile Road
Royal Oak, MI 48073-6769
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