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Bilal,
Have you considered using cyanoacrylate to glue the tissue to the
dish? There are cyanoacrylate based gels used to hold tissues
together after surgery so they should be safe for your biopsies.
Chris Tully, M.S., Image Analysis Expert
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On Apr 10, 2013, at 12:49 PM, Bilal Malik <
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> Dear all,
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> In the process of imaging small (2-4 mm) tissue biopsies under a confocal
> microscope with a water-immersion objective, we have had problems holding
> the tissue sample down to avoid flotation in water. We have tried using
> tweezers with a clip to hold them but are afraid that may damage the biopsy
> in some instances, and is not always possible for irregular shaped samples.
> Can anyone provide suggestions as to how this problem can be solved either
> with a commercial or a custom method?
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> Thanks so much,
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> Bilal Malik
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