[Histonet] Floaters in Waterbath

[Jackie M O'Connor]

Kim wipes seem to pick up more debris than paper towels, and they pick up 
much less water.   We routinely sweep the waterbath with a kimwipe after 
each block.   You can also pick up floaters from embedding if the forceps 
are not cleaned between each block.   Most embedding centers have multiple 
wells for forceps - how often do you clean those wells?  You'd be amazed 
at how much gunk accumulates in there! 



From:
Stella Mireles <estellamireles <@t> gmail.com>
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Date:
10/23/2009 09:11 AM
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[Histonet] Floaters in Waterbath
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I know we have all had some problems with floaters in our waterbath at 
some
point in our microtomy career.
Our doctors are very picky and I need some tips on keeping an immaculate
clean waterbath, but not sacrificing the speed in a regular
routine lab.  We use the pyrex waterbath and paper towels for wiping our
area.

Thanks
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