The newest technique for superior quality tissue microarrays (TMAs)

DESCRIPTION

The Tissue-Tek^® Quick-Ray™ technique produces superior quality TMAs in less time than with traditional methods, and accomplishes finished products at a fraction of the cost. The Tissue-Tek^® Quick-Ray™ uses a hollowed tip to remove tissue cores as small as 1 mm from paraffin-embedded tissue (donor block). The extracted tissue is then inserted into a preformed recipient block—the Quick-Ray™ System is the only system available that uses a preformed paraffin recipient block.

The finished block is sectioned using a microtome; the sections are mounted on glass slides and then stained. Each TMA block can be cut into 300-400 sections at 4-5 μ, which can then be subjected to independent tests. Common tests include immunohistochemistry and fluorescent in situ hybridization.

Compact design and versatility make building a Tissue-Tek^® Quick-Ray™ TMA astoundingly simple. The construction of a TMA block can be done on any clean counter, and does not require a dedicated space.

FEATURES

• Ready-to-use paraffin recipient block
• Compact design and versatility
• No dedicated space required for TMA block formation

SPECIFICATIONS

The Tissue-Tek^® Quick-Ray™ Tissue Microarray System consists of:

• One puncher
• Four paraffin recipient blocks (1 mm, 2 mm, 3 mm, and 5 mm)
• One basemold
• Four punch tips (1 mm, 2 mm, 3 mm, and 5 mm)
• One 1-mm punch guide

IMAGES

	Tissue-Tek® Quick-Ray™ components Consists of: One puncher Four paraffin recipient blocks (1 mm, 2 mm, 3 mm, and 5 mm) One basemold Four punch tips (1 mm, 2 mm, 3 mm, and 5 mm) One 1-mm punch guide
	The Tissue-Tek® Quick-Ray™ System: the newest technique for superior quality TMAs Compact design and versatility make building a Tissue-Tek® Quick-Ray™ TMA astoundingly simple. The construction of a TMA block can be done on any clean counter. A dedicated space is not required.
	Preformed paraffin recipient block The Quick-Ray™ System is the only system available that uses a preformed paraffin recipient block.

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