Introduced in 1999, Tissue-Plus O.C.T. Compound has been marketed under several well-known brands worldwide for use as an embedding medium for frozen tissue specimens to ensure optimal cutting temperature.
Clear, colorless solution, free of particles, water soluble cryostat embedding medium for tissue specimen sectioning and long term cold storage
Provides convenient specimen matrix for cryostat sectioning at temperatures of -10C and below
Can be frozen between -10 and -80C
Leaves no residue on slides during staining procedure, eliminating undesirable background staining
Provides an exact freeze point resulting in a homogenous matrix along with thinner sections
Will not dull cryostat blades
Manufactured using ISO 13485 and FDA quality systems