[Histonet] Oven recommendations

[WILLIAM DESALVO]

Since you state you are in reasearch, consider air drying your slides. You only need to remove the water between the paraffin section and the glass slide to allow adhesion of the proteins in the tissue sample to the glass. Melting the paraffin in not necessary, your deparaffinization steps in the routine and special staining protocols will adequately remove the paraffin from the tissue section. 

 

Using an oven that was not designed to "melt" paraffin off the glass slide can be very hazardous. The parafin can drop don into the heating elementsand cause an ignition and fire.   

 

William DeSalvo, BS HTL(ASCP)
Production Manager-Anatomic Pathology
Chair, NSH Quality Management Committee
Owner/Consultant, Collaborative Advantage Consulting

 

> From: minniesann <@t> hotmail.com
> To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 13:55:46 +0000
> Subject: [Histonet] Oven recommendations
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> Hi All,
> I had just received a letter from Boekel (models 107800-107801 or 107905 in either 120v or 230v) that my oven can not be used to melt wax of any kind. as this is our bread and butter and need some suggestions to what kind or brand is used that is good for us (histologists). I need a little one since I'm in research and I don't need a big one due to the lack of volume. Does anyone have suggestions or can point me in the right direction, Please?
> Thanks so much and have a great day!!!Minnie
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