[Histonet] RE: Histonet Digest, Vol 111, Issue 7

[Parker, Helayne]

<<<<Hello all,
 My lab is looking into xylene substitutes, and I'd love some feedback on what other labs are using. We currently use SubX, but are there other items out there more economical?>>>> 


We use Clear-Rite 3 made by Richard Allan and is purchased at Cardinal.  I do not think it is very expensive we buy in a case of 4 gallons.  It does a decent job for clearing in the processor and de-paraffinizing slides, but we do coverslip out of xylene at the end of the stain line.  Actually we never tried to coverslip out of it Clear-Rite 3 so can not honestly give you a critique in ref to that.  We keep both on hand. Xylene for machine cleaning and coverslipping and Clear-Rite 3 for processing and de-paraffinizing. I like it better than Americlear and ProPar. http://www.cardinalhealth.com/us/en/distributedproducts/ASP/C4405-20.asp?cat=physician


Helayne Parker, H.T. (ASCP)
Pathology Section Head
Cox Medical Center Branson
P.O. Box 650, Branson, MO 65615
Phone:  417-335-7254
Fax:  417-335-7127
Email:  hparker <@t> skaggs.net
Web:  www.coxhealth.com/branson

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