[Histonet] RE: Bag Sealing system

[Anthony Reilly]

Hi Loralee
 
Try a butcher's supply store.  They sell devices they use for vacuum packing meat.  By removing the air from the bag the evaporation of formalin is almost zero and the specimens will remain intact for many years.  The bags are also more hardy than those sold with basic bag sealers.  This is also a cheap way of preserving specimens for teaching purposes though depending on the shape of the specimen there can be some distortion due to the vacuum process.
 
regards
Tony
 
 

Tony Reilly  B.Sc. , M.Sc.
Chief Scientist, Anatomical Pathology
Pathology Queensland-PA Laboratory
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>>> "McMahon, Loralee A" <Loralee_Mcmahon <@t> URMC.Rochester.edu> 30/09/2010 3:47 am >>>
Milestone Medical has a really neat system.  www.milesonemed.com   It is called the TissueSAFE.  You will find it under preanalytical tools.  We would love to get one for our couriers and biospecimen repository.  We haven't purchased it yet.


Loralee McMahon, HTL (ASCP)
Immunohistochemistry Supervisor
Strong Memorial Hospital
Department of Surgical Pathology
(585) 275-7210
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Subject: [Histonet] Bag Sealing system

Hello,

Can anyone recommend a bag and heat sealing system for archiving/shipping  tissue?  Thanks in advance.

John

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