Paraffin section, frozen section
Paraffin section is a commonly used tissue section preparation method, in addition to observing the morphological structure of normal cell tissue, is also widely used in pathology and medical fields, to study, observe and judge the morphological changes of cell tissue. Not only that, this method has also been widely used in other disciplines. In contrast, frozen section is a method of quickly freezing tissues to a certain hardness and then slicing them. The production process is faster and easier than paraffin sections. Therefore, it is often the first choice of doctors when performing rapid pathological diagnosis during surgery. Whether it is paraffin section or frozen section, it is a very critical research tool, which provides a strong guarantee for us to better understand and treat diseases.
Technical principle
Before the tissue is processed, it first needs to go through a series of steps to ensure optimal sectioning. The first step is dehydration, which is the process of gradually displacing water from the tissue. By gradually increasing the concentration with ethanol, the water is removed from the tissue and prepared for subsequent processing steps. This is followed by transparentization, a process in which a clearing agent and paraffin wax are introduced into the tissue. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to use a solvent which both binds to ethanol and dissolves paraffin. The role of transparency is to make the organization show different degrees of transparency, ready for the subsequent wax immersion. Wax immersion is the process of immersing paraffin wax inside the tissue so that the tissue becomes hard and fixed in paraffin wax, which is convenient for sectioning. After wax immersion, the tissue is wrapped into a block with paraffin to ensure that the tissue reaches a certain hardness and toughness, so as to obtain the best sectioning results. Through this series of steps, we can properly process the tissue for subsequent microscopic observation and study.
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