[Histonet] Equipment selection

[joelle weaver]

Yes, agree. It is my personal favorite 




Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC
 
> From: pev <@t> xs4all.nl
> To: Haley.Huggins <@t> DignityHealth.org
> Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:03:22 +0200
> Subject: [Histonet] Equipment selection
> CC: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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> Hi
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> Maybe you know but sakura also offers a glas coverslipper in combination
> with their prisma stainer.
> 
> i have worked with both strainers and definitely would select the prisma.
> the Leica system splashes (or drops) solutions on its way from bath to bath.
> look at an older system and you will see stain drops where you don't expect
> them. also there water bathes are assigned per position to a stain that is
> way less flexible then the sakura system where the watherbathes form a groop
> and the stainer selects which one is free. in our case we limmeted the
> amount of different stains in both machines to allow higher HE trughput.
> 
> I wil gladly supply you with more information.
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> Piet visser
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> Hi all,
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> I am trying to decide on what equipment to purchase. I have picked the
> processor, microtomes, embedding centers and a few other pieces, but now I
> still need to decide on the H&E Stainer and the immunostainer. My options I
> have in front of me are for the H&E stainer are Sakura Prisma stainer/film
> coverslipper and the Leica ST5020-CV5030 stainer/glass coverslipper. For the
> Immunostainer, I am looking at the Dako Autostainer and the Leica Bond Max.
> Any advice on any of these instruments would be greatly appreciated. I am
> trying to finalize my decision pretty quickly. Thank you in advance for any
> input.
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