Ionic liquids in embalming and tissue preservation: Can traditional formalin-fixation be replaced safely?

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-142

  Majewski, Przemysław ^a   Pernak, Agnieszka ^a   Grzymisławski, Marian ^a   Iwanik, Katarzyna ^a   Pernak, Juliusz ^b  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Embalming; Formalin; Ionic liquids; Tissue preservation

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; HEALTH HAZARDS; LIQUIDS; PATHOLOGY;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

TISSUE;

1 METHYL 3 OCTYLOXYMETHYLIMIDAZOLIUM TETRAFLUORIDE; 1 METHYL 3 PENTYLOXYMETHYLIMIDAZOLIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE; 3 HETPTYLOXYMETHYL 1 METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE; FORMALDEHYDE; ION; IONIC LIQUID; PRESERVATIVE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOSTASIS; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY; LIQUID; MICROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORPHOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0038714583     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0065-1281-00707     Document Type: Article

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