[NHCOLL-L:2957] RE: printing labels

[Bentley, Andrew Charles]

Greg

I use them in tissue tubes all the time both in the field and in our tissue collection.  The material is very inert (shiny polyester surface) and does not leach anything into most solutions I have used.  I use it in the C&S collection all the time, but have never used it in Bouin's solution.  I have some test labels in 100% ethanol, 40% formaldehyde and glycerin sitting on a window ledge in the museum in full sun.  They have been there for about 3 years and I have not noticed any change in the labels or solutions (although this is difficult to tell).  I would be happy to send you some examples that you could drop in Bouin's to see what happens.

Hope that helps

Andy

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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager
University of Kansas
Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA

Tel: (785) 864-3863
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Gregory Watkins-Colwell
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 9:44 AM
To: nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:2956] printing labels

Hi.  Recently there was some discussion here about laser printing 
labels for wet collections.  I'm wondering if anyone else uses the 
thermal printers like Alpha Systems.   I know they work for ethanol 
and I think also for formalin.  I don't know that I've ever seen them 
used for glycerin (cleared and stained specimens) or any of the more 
exciting solutions such as Bouin's.  Could they be used as an insert 
into a tissue tube, or would that interfere with the tissue sample in some way?

Has anyone ever used them in solutions other than formalin or ethanol?

Greg
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