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First letter stands for the type of achievable applications
C=conventional:
fixation was performed in a non-standardized manner by the customer
(typically only conventional staining techniques will perform well
without further testing and optimization) or
M=multiuse:
all procedures are standardized and performed in HistoBest’s laboratory;
satisfactory results are attainable for a large variety of applications) or
T=tailored:
specialty protocols based on customer’s needs or specifications or
Mm=mixed (some samples are multiuse, some are conventional or tailored).
It applies only for multispecimen preparations
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Second letter stands for the design employed in the embedding
of the cell/tissue segment(s)
C= conventional:
one (C1) or more (Cn) tissue segments are embedded in the
usual fashion or
O=conventional, but involving the precise anatomical orientation of one (O1)
or more (On) tissue segments or
M=multispecimen:
typically 20-100 biopsies are arrayed with HistoBest’s proprietary technique or
I=in situ multispecimen:
usually up to 24 biopsies are arrayed in smaller blocks. Their shape is designed
for the devices typically used in in situ applications (hybridization, (RT)-PCR, etc.,)
or
T= tailored: arrayed cells and/or biopsies. The design is based on customer’s
needs or specification
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