Improved methods for molding, facing and sectioning glycol methacrylate embedded tissue blocks.
Improvements in glycol methacrylate embedding, block facing, trimming, and sectioning are described. The improvements are derived from a novel molding system, a multipurpose instrument for rapid block facing, trimming and examination, and a device for removing unwanted sections from the microtome knife while sectioning is in progress. Together, these methods facilitate specimen preparation and result in a significant reduction of the time required to prepare high resolution, very thin sections for light microscopy.
D000818:Animals; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011102:Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids
D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; D011102:Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate