Dear all,

I have never used them myself, but my techs use them if they have a number of
samples to block and cut (usually pre-fixed specimens).  Saves on chucks!

Mark

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> Mark Hammond
> Laboratory Manager
> Pathology Central Services
> University of Cambridge
> 01223 333905
> mjh80@cam.ac.uk
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"Corazon D. Bucana" wrote:

> As a latecomer to frozen sectioning etc.  I was wondering about the rationale
> for the cork discs.  I have received frozen samples from Europe for a
> collaborative study and I wondered about the rationale for mounting samples on
> cork discs.   It seems to me that cork doesnt conduct heat very well as opposed
> to metal.  Does this affect the preservation of the samples?
> Thanks you,
>
> Cora
>
>
> Corazon D. Bucana, Ph.D.
> Dept. Cancer Biology
> UT M.D.Anderson Cancer Center
> 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Box 173
> Houston, Texas 77030
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