[Histonet] NBF usage in the world

[Jay Lundgren]

I would say that's a true statement.  There are some labs that use formalin
substitutes, but they are rare.  I would guess 95% of labs use 10% NBF.
Xylene substitute use is more common.  Nobody uses B-5 anymore, as far as I
know.  Don't think you can still even buy the stuff.  You could make your
own, but why?

Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP)

On Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 5:51 AM Gudrun Lang via Histonet <
histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Is it correct to say, that NBF is used in nearly every histolab in the
> world
> as standard-fixative?
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> Here in Austria, I don't know any lab, that uses any other fixative. Nor
> any
> formalin-substitute.
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> There have to be a few labs, that work with the Sakura XPRESS and their
> UMfix?
>
> What's about US? Are chromats or mercurychlorid still in use?
>
> Or does immunhistochemistry and molpath force us into uniformity anyway?
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>
> What's your opinion?
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>
>
> Kind regards
>
> Gudrun
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