Histology Chemicals & Reagents

Stains for fibrin, platelets, collagen, muscle, & red blood cells in one hour and 30 minutes. Fibrin is a fibrous insoluble protein produced in response to bleeding and is the primary constituent of a blood clot. In the MasterTech’s Carstair’s Stain Kit, Ponceau-Fuchsin Solution...

Proprietary formulation that provides striking contrast and brilliant staining of all cytoplasmic components. Three-dye combination provides familiar and vibrant cytoplasmic staining and differentiation. Alcoholic and acidified. StatLab’s Reserve Stain Line is unique to the industry with the...

AORTA Controls /Pk(25)

Blue, black and white foam sponges that secure small specimens during processing. 1"x1 1/4". Thin 2mm, 1000/case.

An excellent choice for a clearing and deparaffinizing agent in your histological processes.

Stains for calcium deposits in just 20 minutes. Silver Nitrate serves as the primary stain, reacting with the anions and ultra-violet light to produce brown to black calcium salts against pink to red cytoplasm and nuclei, counterstained by Nuclear Fast Red. There is no filtration required when using...

A biodegradable hydrocarbon that is non-carcinogenic, non-mutagenic, and non-toxic. Ideal for tissue clearing in histology, histopathology, and immunochemical laboratories. It replaces Xylene in tissue clearing application.

Stains for gram positive and gram negative bacteria in just under 20 minutes. This kit is suitable in lieu of and comparable to various Brown-Hopps staining procedures. Basic Fuchsin and Crystal Violet both serve as primary stains, producing blue stained gram positive bacteria, along with red gram...

Inhibit the fading or yellowing of stained specimens with specially formulated Thermo Scientific™ Richard-Allan Scientific™ Cytoseal™ XYL mounting media. Xylene-based rapid drying allows microscopic examination of slides soon after application. Ordering Information: Packaged in a...

10% NBF prefills. 24, 40, and 60mL vials are StatClick Vials. StatClick™ containers produce an audible “clicking” sound when the leak-proof seal has been properly engaged, assuring accurate closure and maintaining specimen integrity during transport. Get your tissue into fixative...

Hyaluronidase is often used in conjunction with collagenase to dissociate the extracellular matrix between cells of animal tissue, in order to release viable cells for use in tissue culture. It may also be used to clarify synovial fluids in order to make cell counts possible. Type I-S, lyophilized...

Saturated aqueous picric acid/formalin solution. Bouins is commonly used in trichrome staining procedures and with GI tract specimens.

QUICK III is a rapid hematology staining system utilizing three prepared solutions. The essential eosin and thiazine staining solutions are manufactured using certified dyes and quality controlled tested on human blood smears. The convenient 15 second slide dip procedure results in stained smears...

Acridine Orange is a cell-permeant vital dye that binds to nucleic acids. Binding to dsDNA causes acridine orange to fluoresce green and binding to ssDNA or RNA causes it to fluoresce red.   It is used in the fluorescent microscopic detection of microorganisms from clinical samples.

A stable, neutral fixative used to ensure the long-term preservation of tissues as close to the living state as possible and provide clear, reproducible results.

Muscle and Collagen stain. Used in the One Step Trichrome stain kit.

Phosphotungstic/Phosphomolybdic Acid is a component for the following MasterTech Stain Kits: Masson's Trichrome Stain Kit and Masson's Trichrome 2000 Stain Kit. Running out of a component in your MasterTech Stain Kit? Replace your used or expiring item by purchasing an individual solution....

Decalcifier with hydrochloric acid is a more aggressive form of decalcifier.

Combine equal parts of A & B MasterTech Weigert's Hematoxylin

Trichrome Stain, Wheatley is recommended for detection and differentiation of intestinal parasites

PureFix™, 10% Non-Buffered Formalin is preferred by some labs. Will not produce salt precipitates that may obstruct tissue processor lines. 5 Gallon.

Gill's I is the lightest of three Gill’s Hematoxylin formulations and is best suited for staining in cytology preparations.

FD Tissue Storage Solution™ is specifically designed for the prolonged storage of tissues, especially brains and spinal cords that have been fixed with formaldehyde. Tissues in this solution will not be frozen at -20°C and have been proven to preserve the best morphology and antigenicity....

The Carson Millonig modified buffering formulation preserves tissue specimens for both light and electron microscopy and can be used in place of traditional 10% NBF.