[Histonet] RE: Using methyl benzoate on a VIP 1000

[Houston, Ronald]

not familiar with its use nowadays, but I remember it being combined with celloidin (methyl benzoate celloidin) as part of a double-embedding protocol used for autopsy tissues. Personally I have not heard of it being used alone. 

Can still remember "floating" in the room where we had all our open processors with chloroform, methyl benzoate, alcohols, xylene, celloidin and ether in the atmosphere. Oh happy days - we were still high when we got to the pub after work!

Ronnie Houston, MS HT(ASCP)QIHC
Anatomic Pathology Manager
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus OH 43205
(614) 722 5450


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Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 2:40 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] Using methyl benzoate on a VIP 1000

I have a customer who would like to use methyl benzoate on a VIP 1000.  Sakura says that it is not on the list of reagents so it is not recommended.  Can anyone shed some light on using methyl benzoate with a VIP 1000 or other tissue processors?  Will this work?  What are the problems?

Thanks!



Best regards,

Kevin Seguin
GMI
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