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Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratories
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Histopathology
and Cytology Laboratory
The histology and cytology lab is equipped to prepare
tissue for microscopic analysis. Animal and human hard tissues (bone,
ligament, cartilage, tendon) are processed routinely. Contract work on
orthopaedic, neurologic, and selected forensic samples is frequently carried
out. Here is a partial listing of the equipment available in this lab:
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1. Tissue-Tek VIP
Tissue Processor
- Stores up to ten processing programs
- Memory capabilities include: station time
periods, chamber temperature, vacuum/pressure needs and delay
operations
- All decalcified tissues are processed through
fourteen stations from formalin to final paraffin infiltration
- Tissue Embedding Console System is attached,
providing efficient embedding of tissue specimens in paraffin;
contains Dispensing, Thermal, and Cryo Consoles
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| 2. ISOMET Low-Speed
Bone Saw
- Cuts un-decalcified bone, some having biomaterial
implants within
- Designed to perform high-precision, low deformation
materials sectioning
- Samples are held in suitable chuck and introduced
through gravity of a known weight to a rotating diamond wafering
blade
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3. Vibratome Semi-automatic
Sectioning System
- Cuts flesh or fixed specimens without embedding
or freezing by means of a vibrating blade
- Amplitude of vibration, speed of blade advance,
and section thickness are operation selectable
- Used for tissue; ganglia, spinal cord, preservation
of enzymatic activity, etc.
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Orthopaedic
Biomechanics Laboratories
Attn: Dr. Roger Haut
A-407 East Fee Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
phone:(517) 355-0320
email: haut@msu.edu
© 8/10/05
by MSU OBL.
All Rights Reserved.
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