[Histonet] Technovit 7100 resin removal

[Pamela Marcum]

Actually it will soften slightly and cause the GMA to curl and wrinkle 
badly however it will not remove it from the section.  It may lift it off 
the slide.  Unfortunately nothing has been found to successfully remove GMA 
and in fact it continues to polymerize as it ages making it even more 
difficult to remove each day.  The polymerization even seems to continue on 
the slides once the sections are picked up.  It has always seemed strange 
to me that Methoxide as we called it would remove epoxy and not GMA however 
it is a fact.

Pam Marcum
UPENN Vet School

At 04:39 PM 2/7/2006, Rittman, Barry R wrote:
>Sodium methoxide has been used to remove epoxy resin, will this not work 
>on Technovit resin ?
>Barry
>
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>Subject: RE: [Histonet] Technovit 7100 resin removal
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>True Gayle, there are techniques to etch or soften the GMA but it cannot be
>dissolved.  We used to use a very strong ethoxide (alcohol in sodium
>hydroxide) solution to etch before staining (this method does not fair well
>for IHC).  As you mentioned, the best bet to do IHC is to use MMA.
>Patsy
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>Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 1:37 PM
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>Subject: Re: [Histonet] Technovit 7100 resin removal
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>Techovits 7100 is a Glycol methacrylate (GMA)  formulation and once
>polymerized, cannot be removed from the section or etched either.   Water
>may soften the plastic but it does NOT dissolve it away.   If you want to
>remove a plastic from a section for Immunostaining, then the Technovits
>9100, methyl methacrylate would be a better choice for embedding, then use
>60C xylene or a solvent that will dissolve the MMA away.
>
>    At 10:52 AM 2/7/2006, you wrote:
>
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> >Hello Jorge,
> >
> >I am also trying to find out the same thing. Would it be possible to
> >send me any hints you may get?
> >
> >
> >
> >Many thanks,
> >
> >Gerald McKeon
> >
> >Trinity College,
> >
> >Dublin, Ireland.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >[Histonet] Technovit 7100 resin removal
> >
> >
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >
> >
> >I would like to remove the resin in my slides prior to stain. Do you
> >
> >know any protocol to do this?
> >
> >
> >
> >Thank you very much in advance
> >
> >
> >
> >Jorge Tornero
> >
> >IEO Cádiz - Spain
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Best Regards,

Pamela A Marcum
Manager, Histology Special Procedures
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
R.S. Reynolds Jr.  CORL
New Bolton Center
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Kennett Square, PA 19348

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