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ArticleThe Analyst2020

Rapid and complete paraffin removal from human tissue sections delivers enhanced Raman spectroscopic and histopathological analysis.

Riana Gaifulina, Daren J Caruana, Dahmane Oukrif, Naomi J Guppy, Siân Culley, Robert Brown, Ian Bell, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Katherine Lau, Geraint M H Thomas

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Article in The Analyst, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 8 countries.

Riana GaifulinaDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, UK. g.thomas@ucl.ac.uk.
Daren J Caruana
Dahmane Oukrif
Naomi J Guppy
Siân Culley
Robert Brown
Ian Bell
Manuel Rodriguez-Justo
Katherine Lau
Geraint M H Thomas
University College London · GBRicardo (United Kingdom) · GBUniversity College Hospital · GBMRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_14118Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Incomplete removal of paraffin and organic contaminants from tissues processed for diagnostic histology has been a profound barrier to the introduction of Raman spectroscopic techniques into clinical practice. We report a route to rapid and complete paraffin removal from a range of formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissues using super mirror stainless steel slides. The method is equally effective on a range of human and animal tissues, performs equally well with archived and new samples and is compatible with standard pathology lab procedures. We describe a general enhancement of the Raman scatter and enhanced staining with antibodies used in immunohistochemistry for clinical diagnosis. We conclude that these novel slide substrates have the power to improve diagnosis through anatomical pathology by facilitating the simultaneous combination of improved, more sensitive immunohistochemical staining and simplified, more reliable Raman spectroscopic imaging, analysis and signal processing.

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Paraffin EmbeddingHumansParaffinPathologySpectrum Analysis, RamanTime FactorsParaffin

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PMID31894759
PMCPMC7677988
OpenAlexW2996269165

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