[Histonet] Lens vs sponges

[Anna Coffey]

We use sponges pretty regularly in our lab, though have had trouble with
them sticking to particularly small and fragile samples. We have switched
to using Telfa for the more fragile/delicate samples (works well, although
the Telfa is sometimes difficult to cut down to the right size for the
cassettes), though we have not tried lens paper before. For most samples,
the sponges work well. I just make sure to dip them in the fixative before
placing the tissue on them to avoid potential artifacts in the sections.

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Anna Coffey
Senior Histology Technician
Department of Oncology
Histopathology and Tissue Shared Resource
LR-10 Pre-Clinical Sciences Building
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Georgetown University
202-687-7890
ahc53 <@t> georgetown.edu