Leica Biosystems IPS - Manual (Page 23)

21 Leica IP S
3. Instrument Components and Specifications
3.3.4 Resistance against reagents
Test conditions
Imprinted slides were tested with a variety of reagents in an environment
simulating the conditions present during tissue processing.
The following slide types were tested:
• Leica
– Snowcoat ® Clipped Corner Slide
• Leica – Clipped Corner X-tra ® Adhesive Slides
• Erie Scientific – Superfrost (plain and plus)
• Knit tel GmbH – Printer slides, adhesive slides
• Marienfeld – Unimark
• Menzel – Superfrost, Superfrost Plus
• Thermo – Colorfrost Plus
A variety of colors of all of the above slide types (although not all colors
available of each slide type) were tested.
An influence of the slide color on the resistance of the imprint could not be
verified.
Caution!
All laboratories must perform their own tests to ensure that the ink is resistant against the vari-
ous reagents the slides will subsequently be exposed to.
A wide range of factors beyond Leica's control can have negative effects on the results.
The test conditions stated below can therefore only serve as an outline for individual labora-
tory test specifications.
The laboratory operating the unit shall bear full responsibility for the legibility of the imprint
after processing with reagents.
It cannot be guaranteed that the ink will be absolutely smudge-proof under all foreseeable lab-
oratory conditions, as stability of the ink against wiping largely depends on the surface struc-
ture of the imprint field of the slide being imprinted.
Important!
The imprint field of imprinted slides should never be touched or wiped while damp.