Infiltration & Embedding Flashcards

1
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mechanisms of solidification:

  1. crystallization
  2. evaporation of solvent
  3. polymerization
A
  1. paraffin & carbowax
  2. celloidin
  3. plastic
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CONSIDERATIONS IN PARAFFIN PROCESSING:

Lab temp
1. room temperature
2. cold temperature

Temperature During Infiltration
1. paraffin oven: ___ higher than MP of the wax
2. beyond ___: deleterious to tissue; complete damage of lymphoid

Number of Changes
1. at least:

Clearing Agent Used
1. easy removal
2. difficult

A

Lab temp
1. 54–58C (56C)
2. 50-54C

Temperature During Infiltration
1. 2–5C
2. beyond 60C

Number of Changes
1. 2 changes

Clearing Agent Used
1. xylene/benzene
2. chloroform/cedarwood oil

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Methods of Paraffin Impregnation

Manual Processing
1. ___ changes at 15min interval
2. ___higher than MP of wax

Automatic Processing
1. ___ changes w/ agitation
2. at least ___ higher than the MP of the wax

Vacuum Embedding
1. ____ changes
2. ____ higher than the MP of the wax
3. negative atmospheric pressure (_____ mmHg)

A

Manual Processing
1. 4 changes
2. 2-5C

Automatic Processing
1. 2-3 changes
2. 3C

Vacuum Embedding
1. 3 changes
2. 2-4C
3. 400-500 mmHg

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Paraffin Embedding
1. melted paraffin: ____ above the MP of wax
2. cooling:
- ref at ____
- immerse in _____
- _____ w/ cold plate

A
  1. 5-10
    2.
    - -5
    - cold water
    - tissue tek
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Substitutes for Paraffin Wax

  1. more elastic & resilient (doesn’t crumble)
    - MP
  2. soluble in 95% EA & other clearing agents
    - MP
  3. polyethylene glycols
    - MP
A
  1. Paraplast
    - 56-57C
  2. Ester Wax
    - 46-48
  3. Water Soluble Waxes
    - 38-42C or 45-56C
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Paraplast
1. less brittle than paraplast ( MP)
2. semisynthetic wax that is used in impregnating and
embedding eye samples
3. product of paraffin that contains rubber

A
  1. Embeddol
  2. Bioloid
  3. Tissue Mat
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Carbowax
1. disadvantage: ____ reagent (highly soluble in water)
2. remedy:
- add __ or ____ on waterbath
- use floating sol’n: ____ (formalin, diethyl glycol,
dist. water)/ ____ (gelatin, K2CrO4)

A
  1. hygroscopic
  2. remedy:
    - soap or 10% polyethylene glycol 900
    - Pearse sol’n; Blank & McCarthy sol’n
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CELLOIDIN/ COLLODION
1. Aka
2. available in thin (%), medium (%) & thick (_%) solutions
3. Other celloidin
- soluble in equal concentrations of ether & alcohol
- curled strips of cellulose

A
  1. Purified Pyroxylin Nitrocellulose
  2. Thin (2%), medium (4%) & thick (8%)
    3.
    - Low Viscosity Nitrocellulose
    - Parlodion
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Methods of Celloidin
1. for bones, teeth large brain sections & whole organs
- thin celloidin
- medium
- thick
- storage
2. for whole eye section
- (chloroform + cedarwood oil) is added to fresh thick
celloidin during embedding

A
  1. Wet Method
    - 2-4 % (5-7 days)
    - 4-6 % (5-7 days)
    - 8- 12 % (3-5 days)
    - 70-80% alcohol
  2. Dry Method
    - Gilson’s Mixture
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10
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Types of Plastic Media

Epoxy
1. slowest
2. mid
3. fastest
**
1. for electron microscopy
**
1. for high resolution light microscopy
- valued for its hydrophilic nature
- valued for its hardness
- added as catalyst (for drying)

A

Epoxy
1. Araldite base (bisphenol)
2. Glycerol base (epon)
3. Cyclohexene Dioxide (spurr)
**
1. Polyester
**
1. Acrylic
- Glycol Methacrylate
- Methyl Methacrylate
- Benzoyl Peroxide

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______: for histochemical & enzyme studies; delicate specimens; frozen sections

  1. ____ & ___ are not needed
  2. tissue size
  3. volume
  4. all gelatin reagents contain ____
A

GELATIN

  1. dehydration & clearing
  2. 2-3mm thick
  3. 25x
  4. 1% phenol
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