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[Histologic tissue processing in an automated microwave histoprocessor]
T V Zubkova1, V L Makarov, V I Nemykin
1Rostov Cancer Research Institute, Rostov-on-Don.
Abstract:
A new vacuum histoprocessor has been tested as well as new more effective protocols to work with this processor. The device allows histoprocessing of 50 samples simultaneously of surgery, biopsy or autopsy material during 1-1.5 h. Apart from the standard protocols, new protocols with a much lower (5-10 times) expenditure of the chemicals can be implemented due to combination of microwaves and vacuum. Each protocol was tested repeatedly (20 and more times) with stable good quality of microscopic image.
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