Hello Histonetters.

Can anyone give me an idea about the costs of the machines (system) plus
monthly maintenance?
I wish to know if worth to have one to process 6-10 slides/day.

Thank you.

Mauricio S. Morais
Senior Research Technician
Nutrition, Exercise, Physiology, and Sarcopenia Laboratory (NEPS)
TUFTS University
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
711 Washington Street, Rm 436
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 556-3226


Marion Hiles wrote:
> 
> We are a Neuropath lab and stain small runs of immuno slides (varies from 5
> to 30) on the Optimax Plus machine. It is an excellent machine and very easy
> to use and maintain.
> 
> Bob Quilty
> Dept of Neuropathology
> Frenchay Hospital
> Bristol, UK
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julien Lambrey de Souza [mailto:jlambrey@hotmail.com]
> Sent: 26 September 2003 19:43
> To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] automated immunostainers
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> As a new developmental biology lab, we are looking to acquire an automated
> immunostainer to stain all types of collagen and probably bone precursor.
> 
> Do you have a particular machine to recommend? Although we have looked at
> different stainers (Zymed, Genex, Optimax, Dako, Labvision), each compagny
> seems to have the best machine for our particular needs. We will be
> processing small amounts (compared to hospitals for instance) but need the
> automatisation because of time consuming other histological techniques we
> use. The brochures are all very interesting but hardly reflect the reality
> of laboratory routine work.
> 
> Any help is welcome.
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> 
> Julien.
> 
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