<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Decoupage scissors are good for this type of work, particularly if they have finger guards on the handles. The spring keeps the scissor blades open once you’ve taken a micro-snip. They range in price considerably but at the lower end shouldn’t be more than 5 to 10 bucks apiece.<div> <br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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<br><div><div>On 9 Jun 2015, at 17:27, Bentley, Andrew Charles <<a href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu">abentley@ku.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Hi all<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I am interested in knowing what others are using for subsampling tissues for tissue gift purposes in their cryo collections. I know some people use scalpel blades but I prefer fine dissection scissors as they not only provide a finer manipulation but also (in most cases) negate having to remove the tissue from the original tube an thus avoid additional contamination possibilities.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We have been having issues however with the regular dissection scissors we have been using as frozen tissue (especially at cryo temps) causes a large amount of wear and tear (both dulling and bending) of these scissors. So, we are considering purchasing ceramic coated tungsten carbide scissors such as these: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.medicalresources.com_shopping_proddisplay.asp-3Fcatalogid-3D18330&d=AwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=YH6kgdVNvngaC4BvStezXfuEIUtApvrk-vEQfUz0Y1M&s=hvDxlayAy9zEc7ZCtwus8kvPYWZbParjjK-l_WuSmdw&e=" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">http://www.medicalresources.com/shopping/proddisplay.asp?catalogid=18330</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– which are purported to be six times more durable than regular stainless steel varieties. They are however VERY expensive and so, before diving in I thought I would ask around to see what others are using.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Andy<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> A : A : A :<br> }<(((_°>.,.,.,.}<(((_°>.,.,.,.}<)))_°><br> V V V<br>Andy Bentley<br>Ichthyology Collection Manager<br>University of Kansas<br>Biodiversity Institute<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dyche Hall<br>1345 Jayhawk Boulevard<br>Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561<br>USA<br><br>Tel: (785) 864-3863<br>Fax: (785) 864-5335<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">abentley@ku.edu</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu_&d=AwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=YH6kgdVNvngaC4BvStezXfuEIUtApvrk-vEQfUz0Y1M&s=Bqu7wN4vr5Db4okSolzNRd9YpasDvLtpDPVi9VucDrw&e=" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">SPNHC President<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.spnhc.org_&d=AwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=YH6kgdVNvngaC4BvStezXfuEIUtApvrk-vEQfUz0Y1M&s=MzrN-vtPKotJ2jD6e4eSRzNLVIlUqZmDJrwSj2kp1pw&e=" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.spnhc.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> : : <br> A : A : A :<br> }<(((_°>.,.,.,.}<(((_°>.,.,.,.}<)))_°><br> V V V</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Nhcoll-l mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">Nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br><a href="http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of<br>Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose<br>mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of<br>natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to<br>society. 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