OCT Compound 118ml

Embedding medium for frozen tissue specimens.
OCT Compound is a water-soluble blend of glycols and resins that provides a convenient specimen matrix for cryostat sectioning at temperatures of -10?C and below.
OCT leaves no residue on slides during staining procedure, eliminating undesirable background staining.

Dissected tissue, mounted in OCT Compound can be frozen between -20 and -80?C.
Developed and optimized for chromogenic IHC experiments, OCT Compound will not dull microtome knives.

OCT Compound contains:

• Polyvinyl alcohol
• Polyethylene glycol
• Nonreactive ingredients

Supplied in 118ml (4oz) squeeze bottles.