title: A new acrylic resin formulation: a useful tool for histological, ultrastructural, and immunocytochemical investigations.
abstract: We describe a new formulation for a hydrophilic resin, mostly composed of glycol methacrylate and hydroxypropyl methacrylate and here referred to as bioacryl, that allows the performance of morphological and immunohistochemical investigations at both light and electron microscopic levels. Immunolocalizations performed on bioacryl-embedded tissues are characterized by high specificity with virtually absent background staining. Finally, the new resin yields satisfactory fine-structural preservation, resulting in ultrastructural images of better quality than those obtained with Lowicryl K4M.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Microscopia Elettronica Clinica, Policlinico S. Orsola, Università di Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scala
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cenacchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pasquinelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Preda
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Manara
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010179:Pancreas / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016707:Tissue Fixation
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins