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A5597

Xylene Substitute

greener alternative

Synonym(s):

for microscopy

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UNSPSC Code:
12171500
EC Number:
265-068-8
NACRES:
NA.47
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greener alternative product characteristics

Designing Safer Chemicals
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density

0.723 g/cm3

application(s)

hematology
histology

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storage temp.

2-8°C

General description

Compatible with all tissue processors. May not be compatible with all permanent mounting media.

Application

Xylene Substitute has been used to dewax or de-paraffinize the specimen sections after the staining process.We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. This product has Inherently Safer Chemistry, compared to the standard use of formalin for tissue processing. For more information see www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/papers/19608083.


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Hazard Classifications

Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

flash_point_f

63.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

17.2 °C - closed cup



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René J Buesa et al.
Annals of diagnostic pathology, 13(4), 246-256 (2009-07-18)
After the hazardous effects of xylene became indisputable in the 1970s, many potential substitutes became available, some with as many if not more hazards. This article discusses the inadequacy of 5 vegetable oils as substitutes, as well as the characteristics
Jiaming Guo et al.
Biomedical optics express, 11(1), 99-108 (2020-02-06)
Immunohistochemical techniques, such as immunofluorescence (IF) staining, enable microscopic imaging of local protein expression within tissue samples. Molecular profiling enabled by IF is critical to understanding pathogenesis and is often involved in complex diagnoses. A recent innovation, known as microscopy
Kyle Jablonski et al.
PloS one, 15(10), e0237520-e0237520 (2020-10-02)
Gout is the most prevalent inflammatory arthritis. To study the effects of regular physical activity and exercise intensity on inflammation and clinical outcome, we examined inflammatory pathogenesis in an acute model of murine gout and analyzed human gout patient clinical



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A5597-4X1GAL04061838203632
A5597-1GAL04061833376072