MICROWAVE STABILIZATION AND MICROWAVE-STIMULATED FIXATION

In microwave stabilization the tissue is prepared for histoprocessing through the uniformly distributed increased temperature. This procedure can be called unique: Exclusively by the uniform well-controlled temperature rise to 55-degrees-C it is possible to stabilize the tissue to the needed perfection, leaving the majority of antigens intact.In microwave-stimulated fixation the chemical processes involved in the fixation procedure can be accelerated in a controlled fashion (55-degrees-C). The results depend on the fixation agent: Formaldehyde gives an optimized formaldehyde pattern, and Kryofix(R) gives a Kryofix(R) pattern with many antigens intact. Standardization of microscopic results can be achieved, and the tissue can be histoprocessed one hour after operation.