[Histonet] RE: Cold plates for icing blocks?

[Rathborne, Toni]

I had an employer years ago who used this. The disadvantage that bothered me the most was the paraffin shavings flying around due to lack of moisture. It created a very "dirty" environment, and there were frequent floaters due to the difficulty in keeping the microtome blade clean. I wouldn't recommend this at all, but maybe your conditions have more humidity and could work with this.

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Morken, Timothy
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 2:29 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] Cold plates for icing blocks?

Does anyone use a cold plate, like that used for embedding, for icing blocks for sectioning? Just an idea....

Tim Morken
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