Histology reagents are used to visualize tissue morphology, biomarkers and meet other histology needs. Products may include stains, fixatives, and clearing agents.
Paraformaldehyde, 4% in PBS is used to preserve tissues for routine histology. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand.
Formaldehyde, used as an embaliming agent due to its ability to crosslink primary amino groups in proteins through a methylene linkage, Formaldehyde is also used in numerous industrial applications and organic syntheses.
Can be used as an alternative to xylene and ethyl acetate. CitriSolv Hybrid is soluble with absolute alcohol and will dissolve paraffin, glue, adhesives and mounting media.