[Histonet] Mineral Oil in Microwave Processing.

[Rene J Buesa]

Mineral oil per se CANNOT be used in a MW oven because mineral oil = paraffin of low mollecular weight and as such is "microwaves transparent" = it is a non polar substance and therefore cannot be "excited" (heated) by the microwaves.
That is why the Sakura  Excel has 2 chambers: one to dehydrate using MW and the other "conventional" to clear and infiltrate using mineral oil and paraffin.
René J.
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On Mon, 2/17/14, Campbell, Tasha M. <tmcampbell <@t> fmh.org> wrote:

 Subject: RE: [Histonet] Mineral Oil in Microwave Processing.
 To: "Cesar Francisco Romero" <chesarato <@t> hotmail.com>, histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
 Date: Monday, February 17, 2014, 7:09 AM
 
 I have never heard of using mineral
 oil in microwave processing.  I only
 use ethyl and isopropyl and paraffin.
 
  
  
  
 Tasha Campbell, B.S.,HTL(ASCP)
 Frederick Gastroenterology Associates
 310 W. 9th St.
 Frederick, MD 21701
 301-695-6800 ext. 144 (w)
 304-685-9307 (c)
 -----Original Message-----
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 [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu]
 On Behalf Of Cesar
 Francisco Romero
 Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 9:45 PM
 To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
 Subject: [Histonet] Mineral Oil in Microwave Processing.
 
 
 
 
 Dear People from
 Histonet
 
 
 Do you still use
 Mineral Oil in your Microwave Processing Protocol ?
 
 
 Or you only use
 ethyl alcohol ~ Isopropyl alcohol and Paraffin .
 
 
 I will apreciate
 any advice.
 
 
 Thank you all
 
 
 Cesar Romero
 
 
 Buenos Aires
 
 
 Argentina
 
 
  
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