[Histonet] tissue slicer

[Geoff McAuliffe]

Hi Tom:

    Sort of depends on how big the heart is. A deli slicer seems like a 
good idea, as long as it gives reproducable sections. For small hearts 
(mouse, rat) you could get a bunch of razor blades and glue them 
together with "super glue" including metal spacers of the appropriate 
dimensions in between the blades. A lot cheaper that a deli slicer. You 
could also invest in a "Vibratome" a device for cutting sections of 
either fixed or unfixed tissue.
    Since I teach Gross Anatomy I would be very interested in the 
results of your research!

Geoff

Tom C. Nguyen wrote:

>dear all,
>i am a postdoctoral research fellow at stanford university working in the cardiovascular lab.  one of our projects involve mapping out the fiber orientation of the heart.  we cut select areas of the heart into 1cmx1cmx1cm blocks.  i was wondering anyone knew of a device that can reliable cut this heart block into 1mm slices... i guess similar to one of the machines at the deli that slices of a big chunk of turkey into this slices.  thanks for your thoughts.
>bests, -tom
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