Watch our step-by-step IHC video protocols to learn how to prepare and stain tissue slides starting from either frozen or paraffin-embedded samples. ... FFPE Tissue Slide Preparation and Processing.

The histotech uses the microtome to cut thin sections of the paraffin block containing the biopsy specimen. These delicate sections are floated out on a water bath and picked up on a glass slide.

This is routinely achieved by placing the paraffin blocks on ice, cooling both the tissue and the wax to a similar consistency and swelling the tissue to make it easier to section. As the block heats ...

An invaluable source of RNA, DNA, and chromatin from historical and clinical samples is formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue. Globally, tissue banks, hospitals, and laboratories are ...

Tissue microarrays combines tens to hundreds of paraffin-embedded tissue cores into a single paraffin block. It is a practical and highly effective technique for high-throughput analyses of various ...

The backbone of daily pathological diagnostic work is the paraffin section. Paraffin sections are still prepared by methods largely unchanged for over 150 years. A xylene-free method has been ...

Consultation on design and implementation of Correlative Studies for Clinical Trials Sample Handling (receiving, tracking, storage, distribution) Sample Processing (blood, tissue and paraffin block ...

Paraffin wax continues to be the most popular embedding medium, due to its low cost and ease of use, facilitating long-term storage of the embedded tissue blocks.