Type
Equipment
Code
APP/00023
Date of commissioning
01 December 2020 → …
Facility of which infrastructure/equipment is part
Organisations
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Inflammation
- Cancer biology
- Histology
- Cell death
Keywords
histology
embedding apparatus
microtomy
staining
microtome
Brand Name/manufacturer
Leica
Other information
Description
The Autostainer XL is a device utilized for automated slide staining procedures on tissue sections within the Histocore facility of the Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology. Staining, a technique crucial in the field of histology for enhancing contrast in samples, is efficiently executed by this device. Its capabilities include staining for H&E, PAS, and Sirius Red, among others, facilitating comprehensive histological analysis.