Glass Slides: Science of Surface Modification
April 25th, 2019 12pm CST
Andrew will explain how glass is made and how we change its surface, so it is not inert.He will also review the common factors contributing to specimen loss and describe the benefits and dangers of the adhesives currently used. These modifications dictate the different glass surface properties such as hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity.
- Explain the need for coated glass slides
- Recall the different adhesives used in for slide coating.
- Describe the basic chemistry of slide coating.
- Memorize the terms hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity,wettability, contact angle.
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Andrew Lisowski has almost 30 years of experience in histology and histotechnology.He attended veterinary school and earned his master’s degree in molecular biology.He worked in histology, IHC and ISH labs,cell culture lab, performed in-vitro and in-vivo toxicology assays and was a member of a necropsy team. Andrew worked for pharmaceutical companies,a medical school and founded his own molecular and histology firms.Currently, he is the Applications Manager at Leica Biosystems providing global technical support and training. In his spare time, Andrew develops and implements new teaching and training tools. |
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