MICROWAVE IMMUNOINCUBATIONS USING COVERPLATE UNITS

Recently, the Coverplate immunostaining method was introduced. This sy stem allows easy handling of the slides and is suitable for immunoincu bations for a variety of antigens at the same time on consecutive sect ions, without having to apply droplets of the individual primary antib odies on the sections. In this study, temperature rise inside the Cove rplate units during microwave exposure is investigated. The most suita ble conditions for microwave immunoincubations are determined. Immunoi ncubations with the Coverplate unit are conducted in the microwave ove n and the results evaluated.