[Histonet] vacuum sealers

[Jackie O'Connor]

We don't use a vacuum sealer, but we do heat seal Kapak bags with tissue in formalin, and store them for 15 years with no leaks. I've retrieved samples that were 14 years old, and they were as good as the day they went in the bag.  I am not sure the vacuum would work without sucking out the formalin.  Kapak bags can be ordered through various vendors in a multitude of sizes, and the heat sealers are not too expensive.
Jackie O'


-----Original Message-----
From: Bernadette del Rosario <badzrosari <@t> yahoo.com>
To: histonet <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Wed, Apr 24, 2013 6:22 pm
Subject: [Histonet] vacuum sealers


Hi histonetts.We would like to try using vacuum sealers for our tissue 
samples...but the one which can pack a sample mixed with a little formalin in 
it.Have someone tried this type of sealers???
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