[Histonet] 100% ethanol in tissue processing

[Davoli, Katherine A]

Totally can be used.  I use ethanol rather than isopropanol in my processor with 3 stations of 100% ethanol right before the xylenes.

Katherine Davoli, BA, HTL(ASCP)cm
(they/them/theirs)

Supervisor & Lab Manager
Tissue Culture & Histology Core
U of Pitt, Dept of Ophthalmology
7th Floor, UPMC Mercy Pavilion
1622 Locust St, Pittsburgh PA 15219

(412) 624-8508
katherine.davoli at pitt.edu
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From: Curt Tague via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 3:16:14 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] 100% ethanol in tissue processing

Hi all, stupid question (despite what all the college professors said, yes, I think there are some stupid questions and this is one of them, I should know)!

Someone dropped off a bunch of pure ethanol, they don't need it, I said I'd help dispose it... can't be used for processing can it? I seem to recall damaging some tissue many years ago when using ethanol... your thoughts?

Maybe just clean cycles on the processors...

Thanks,

Curt

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