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Technovit® 7100 Histo
Sections for histological and industrial applications
Technovit 7100: Easy to use. Reproducibility and reliability in embedding. A resin embedding system based on HEMA* (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate). The hydrophillic resin is used for example in botany, zoology and in the industry for embedding tissues for light microscope studies. The sections can be used for histological staining and enzyme detection. Technovit® 7100 transparently polymerises. Uniform thin sections can be made out of the blocks with the rotation microtome. It is not necessary and also not possible to elute the plastic out of the block and the section. The chemical polymerisation of Technovit® 7100 is initiated using a barbituric acid derivative in combination with chloride ions and benzoyl peroxide. The catalyst system does not have any aromatic amines compared to traditional systems.
Benefits
- Reproducibility and reliability of the embedding due to the constant, documented quality controls of the individual components
- Low polymerisation temperature due to Teflon embedding forms
- Equal hardening of the block, thus uniform and thinnest possible sections
- Low shrinkage artefacts, thus excellent tissue morphology
- In addition to routine staining, enzyme detection is also possible
- Less toxic due to catalyst made of barbituric acid
- Polymerisation at room temperature (20 °C)
- Airtight sealing not possible while hardening
- Decalcifi cation not necessary for haematological illiac crest biopsies
Good to know
Polymerisation temperature in:
- Histoform S 32 °C – 38 °C
- Histoform Q 40 °C – 45 °C