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Histological Specimen Treatment

  • US 20170160172A1
  • Filed: 02/23/2017
  • Published: 06/08/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A process for preserving a specimen comprising:

  • removing from the specimen cellular solutes that interfere with preservation and replacing the removed solutes with an impregnated support medium;

    wherein the removing comprises extracting an amount of water supplied by the specimen;

    wherein the extracting comprises;

    dissolving the solutes including the amount of water using a dissolving compound;

    forming an azeotropic water-containing mixture of the amount of water and a component of the dissolving compound;

    azteotropically vaporizing off an amount of the azeotropic water-containing mixture;

    forming a second azeotropic mixture of at least two components of the dissolving compound; and

    azteotropically vaporizing off an amount of the second azeotropic mixture.

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