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Paraplast
Mixture of highly purified paraffin and synthetic plastic polymer.
Paraplast
For large dense tissue blocks (bones and brain).
Paraplast
Melting point is 56 to 57 degrees Celsius.
56 to 57 degrees Celsius
What is the melting point of Paraplast?
Embeddol
Synthetic wax substitute.
Embeddol
Less brittle and less compressible than paraplast.
Embeddol
Melting point is 56 to 58 degrees Celsius.
56 to 58 degrees Celsius
What is the melting point of Embeddol?
Bioloid
Semi-synthetic wax.
Bioloid
Recommended for embedding eyes.
Tissue mat
Product of paraffin, containing rubber.
Tissue mat
Same property with paraplast.
Ester wax
Insoluble in water but soluble in 95% ethanol.
Ester wax
It can be used for impregnation without prior clearing of tissue.
Ester wax
Sectioning should be done using a heavy-duty microtome.
Ester wax
Melting point is 46 to 48 degrees Celsius.
46 to 48 degrees Celsius
What is the melting point of Ester wax?
Sliding/Sledge type microtome
What kind of microtome is used for Ester wax?
Water soluble wax
They are plastic polymers.
Water soluble wax
Mostly are polyethylene glycols.
Water soluble wax
Melting point is 38 to 42 degrees Celsius or 45 to 56 degrees Celsius.
38 to 42 or 45 to 56 degrees Celsius
What is the melting point of Water soluble wax?
Carbowax
It is most commonly used water-soluble wax.
Carbowax
It is also known as hygroscopic.
Carbowax
Suitable for enzyme histochemical studies.
Carbowax
Cytologic details are excellently preserved.
Carbowax
Due to its water solubility, sections cannot be floated out on water, and they must be floated out in one or other solution.
Pearse solution
It contains diethylene glycol, distilled water, and strong formaldehyde.
Blank and McCarthy solution
It contains gelatin and potassium dichromate.
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