Safe, Low-hazard and High-rate Sectioning of Polymer Perfused Tissues.
Synopsis of project aims:
This project intends to generate the knowledge, technologies and best practices required to enable the rapid, safe and high-volume sectioning of tissues which are infused with polymers that keep the tissue chemically and morphologically stable. The project also intends to determine:
- If biological particulates accumulate in the lubricants at such an amount that the liquids must be treated as hazardous waste,
- Which technologies minimize the creation of, and exposure to, these tissue waste products,
- How can the sectioning processing parameters be optimized for both sectioning as well as minimized particle generation,
- If this can be done without the use of lubricants, and, if not, are there environmentally friendly lubricants that can be used in tissue processing.
Project Team:
- Hannah Gazdus
- Yasin Hamed
- Gillian Roerder
- Marty Culpepper
- Tolga Durak