[Histonet] Cleaning microtomes

[mari.ann.mailhiot <@t> leica-microsystems.com]

Joe

Paraguard or mineral oil have been my choice. I have tried to get away from
xylene as much as possible.

Any cleaner such as 409 is fine.  You just don't want the 409 solution to
get on the inside of the microtome. It is better to spray the solution on a
piece of gauze. In fact, I always spray the paragaurd on the gauze and then
wipe my microtome. If I have to much paraguard on the microtome, I just
take and put some alcohol on a piece of gauze and wipe the paraguard off of
the microtome.

Regards

Mari Ann Mailhiot BA HT ASCP
Application Specialist
Leica Technical Assistance Center
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