Commonly Used Adhesives and Its Components

Question 1

Mayer’s egg albumin (most common and easy to make)

components

EGT

Answer 1

50mL egg white
50mL glycerin
100mg thymol crystals

Question 2

Dried albumin

components

DSDT

Answer 2

5g dried albumin
5g sodium chloride
100mL distilled water
thymol crystals

Question 3

1% gelatin

components

DGGP

Answer 3

100mL distilled water
15mL glycerol
1g gelatin
2g phenol crystals

Question 4

Gelatin

components

GF

Answer 4

5mL 1% gelatin
2% formaldehyde

Question 5

Starch Paste

Answer 5

1g powedered starch
30mL distilled water (10mL cold, 20mL boiling)
2gtt hydrochloric acid
thymol crystals

Question 6

readily available from outdated blood stored in blood banks; dispensed into sterile tubes 0.5mL each

Answer 6

Plasma

Question 7

Poly-L-Lysine

Answer 7

0.1% aqueous detergent solution which is further diluted to 1:10 with distilled water prior to use (0.01% final dilution); adhesive in immunohistochemistry

Question 8

3-APES (3-AminoPropyltriEthoxySilane)

function

Answer 8

very useful in cytology for cytospin preparations of proteinaceous or bloody material