Chemicals & Reagents
Alcohols
Alcohol, Reagent ACS, 100%
Chemical | Percentage |
Ethyl Alcohol | 90% |
Methyl Alcohol | 5% |
Isopropyl Alcohol | 5% |
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- Shelf Life is 3 years from date of manufacture.
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Alcohol, Ethyl Denatured, 100%
Chemical | Percentage |
Ethyl Alcohol | 86% |
Methyl Alcohol | 4% |
Isopropyl Alcohol | 9% |
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone | 1% |
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- Shelf Life is 3 years from date of manufacture.
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Alcohol, Methanol Anhydrous, ACS
(use: Fixative for blood smears.)
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- Shelf Life is 3 years from date of manufacture.
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Eosin Y 1%, Isopropyl Alcohol
(use: In Leica Peloris Processor as tint for tissue prior to embedding.)
Buffers
Hyaluronidase Buffer
(use: Buffer for digestion in Alcian Blue pH 2.5. Does not include enzyme.)
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- Store at 2-8°C.
Phosphate Buffer, pH 6.0
(use: Buffer for Glycogen Digestion; Does not include enzyme.)
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- Store at 2-8°C.
Decalcifying Solutions
Decalcifying Solution, HCL/EDTA
(use: Excellent for bone marrows. Gentle but quick!)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Decalcification End Point Set
(use: Determination of complete decalcification of specimen.)
Solution A: Ammonium Hydroxide, Aqueous 250 ml
Solution B: Ammonium Oxalate, Aqueous 250 ml
Xylenes & Substitutes
Chemicals
Acetone, ACS
(use: Various, including Brown-Brenn & Hucker-Twort Gram Stains.)
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- Shelf Life is 3 years from date of manufacture.
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Acetone-Xylene 1:1
(use: Brown-Brenn & Brown-Hopps Gram Stains.)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Alpha Amylase 1%, Aqueous
Ready to-use glycogen digestion solution for aiding in further identification of mucosubstances used in conjunction with the Periodic Acid Schiff (PAS) Stain procedure.
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- Shelf Life is 18 months from date of manufacture.
- Store at 2-8° C.
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Ferric Chloride 1%, Aqueous
(use: Schmorl Melanin Stain.)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Ferric Chloride 2%, Aqueous
(use: Working solution for VVG Elastic Stain.)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Formic Acid 96%, ACS
This product is located in the “Fixatives” section of Chemicals & Reagents.
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Gold Chloride 0.2%, Aqueous
(use: Gordon & Sweets Reticulum, Fontana-Masson Argentaffin and GMS Stains.)
Gold Chloride 1%, Aqueous
(use: Gordon & Sweets and Gomori Basement Membrane, Fontana-Masson Argentaffin and GMS Stains. Can be diluted to 0.25%, 0.2% & 0.1%.)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Hydrochloric Acid 5%, Aqueous
(use: For acid cleaning glassware prior to silver, calcium and iron staining.)
Hydrochloric Acid 20%, Aqueous
(use: Gomori Mod. Iron Stain, Prussian Blue & stock for Colloidal Iron.)
Iodine, Lugol's, Aqueous
(use: Hucker-Twort Gram Stain, Verhoeff Elastic, McLetchie Trichrome and mercury pigment removal.)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Michel Transport & Wash Solutions
These products are located in our “Fixative” section of Chemicals & Reagents.
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Mold Release Concentrate
(use: Help blocks release from embedding molds.)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Oxalic Acid 5%, Aqueous
(use: Bleach out melanin or potassium permanganate in the PTAH Stain & is stock for Gordon & Sweets Reticulum.)
Periodic Acid 0.5%, Aqueous
(use: PAS for glycogen or amoeba and in Gomori Basement Membrane Stain.)
Potassium Permanganate 1%, Aqueous
(use: Gordon & Sweets Reticulum Stain & stock solution for melanin bleaching.)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Propylene Glycol 100%, ACS
(use: Oil Red O in Propylene Glycol, Fat Stain.)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Sodium Bicarbonate 5%, Aqueous
(use: Original Brown – Brenn Gram Stain, and stock solution for Wolbach Giemsa.)
Sodium Bisulfite 1%, Aqueous
(use: Grocott Methenamine Silver GMS Stain.)Â May contain sodium metabisulfite
Sodium Borate 5%, Alcoholic
(See Borax (Sodium Borate) 5%, Saturated Alcoholic in our Chemicals & Reagents Section)
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Sodium Chloride 0.85%, Aqueous
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- Without preservative
- Not buffered
- pH range 6.5 – 7.0
- Discard entire contents within 30 days of opening.
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Sodium Chloride 0.85%, Aqueous, Buffered
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- Without preservative
- Buffered
- pH range 7.0 – 7.2
- Discard entire contents within 30 days of opening.
Sodium Thiosulfate 5%, Aqueous
(use: Stock solution for Gomori Basement Membrane & GMS; Working solution for VVG Elastic, Gordon & Sweets and mercury pigment removal.)
Uranyl Nitrate 1%, Aqueous
(use: Steiner Silver Impregnation Methods.)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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For Steiner-Steiner Modified Silver staining procedure, Click Here.
Calibration Buffers
Mercury Substitutes
AZF Fixative
(use: Excellent replacement for Mercury based fixative.) Working Solution. MERCURY FREE!
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Electron Microscopy
Carson Modified Millonig Formalin
(use: Light & Electron Microscopy)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Glutaraldehyde 50%, Reagent Grade
(use: Electron Microscopy)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Formalin


Formalin Concentrate Form-C (Buffered)
Dilute 1 part concentrate to 4 parts DI Water.  One gallon of concentrate makes 5 gallons of 10% NBF.  Thoroughly mixes in 30 seconds. One case will produce 20 gallons of NBF!
Benefits:
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- Reduces shipping costs
- Saves 80% of valuable storage space
- Already buffered
Formalin 10%, in Saline
(use: Used in floatation techniques for ova and parasites.)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Formalex GREEN Formalin Neutralizer
Liquid Neutralizer for Formalin Waste.
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AZF Fixative Vials
This product is located in the Mercury Substitutes Section of Chemicals & Reagents.
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FORM-ZERO Formalin Neutralizer
Powder Neutralizer for Formalin Waste.
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FrozFix
Michel's Solution
Michel's Transport Medium Vial
(use: Preserves morphology & antigenicity during transport of tissues.)
Cytology
Other Fixatives
Zinc Formalin Fixative
(use: On auto processor or as a prefixative. Working solution. Replacement for Zinc Formalin Sensitizer in Steiner-Chapman Stain.)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Hollande Fixative
(use: Recommended for GI Biopsies.)
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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Differential Stain Fixative
Solution C of the Differential Stain Kit.
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- Shelf Life is 2 years from date of manufacture.
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For staining procedure, Click Here.
Click Here to see the Differential Stain Kit (#9112) in the Stain Kits Section.
Millonig Formalin
This product is located in the Electron Microscopy section of the Chemicals & Reagents.
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Methanol Anhydrous, ACS
(use: Fixative for blood smears.)
See Alcohol, Methanol Anhydrous, ACS located in the Alcohol section of Chemicals & Reagents.
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Wright Stain Fixative
See Alcohol, Methanol Anhydrous, ACS located in the Alcohol section of Chemicals & Reagents.
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