Inventors:
Patrick J. McCormick - Rutland MA, US
Kevin Patenaude - Lowell MA, US
Robert Sakal - Bolton MA, US
Assignee:
CYTYC Corporation - Marlborough MA
International Classification:
C12N 5/00
G01N 1/30
G01N 33/48
Abstract:
A method of fixing a biological sample on a slide for cytological analysis, includes transferring a sample to a slide, applying a material having a slide-fixing amount of an inactivated, fixative to the slide, and activating the fixative. By way of example, the material may comprise a tape impregnated with the inactivated fixative, which tape may be removed from the slide after the fixative is activated.