[Histonet] Difference between Neutral Buffered Formalin 10% andNBformaldehyde 3.7 to 4%

[joelle weaver]

I like this article's discussion of the history of usuage and terminology:  citation  Fox, C., Johnson, F., Whiting, J., and Roller, P. Formaldehyde Fixation, The Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, Vol. 33, No.8, pp. 845-853, 1985. 

Joelle Weaver MAOM, BA, (HTL) ASCP
 

> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 08:56:55 -0600
> From: sbreeden <@t> nmda.nmsu.edu
> To: Gudrun.Erikstad <@t> stolav.no; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Difference between Neutral Buffered Formalin 10% andNBformaldehyde 3.7 to 4%
> CC: 
> 
> Now, wait just a minute! Don't tell me that after 40+ years of being a
> histotech that I've been WRONG all this time??? FORMALDEHYDE is
> FORMALDEHYDE is FORMALDEHYDE. FORMALIN is the diluted form of
> FORMALDEHYDE, buffered and used at (usually) 10%. If I'm wrong, this
> will be my last day at work... :)
> 
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