Lupovitch A, LePage D
Am J Clin Pathol. 1981 Oct;76(4):453-8. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/76.4.453.
Automation can be applied to the repetitive and mechanical handling, mixing, and dispensing of formaldehyde, the most common tissue fixative in routine clinical laboratory use. A closed automated system is described that aspirates 37% formaldehyde from large, commercial sized 490 pound drums at a remote location, and delivers 10% formalin in ready-to-use form at a special faucet in the histology laboratory without human intervention. In addition to economy from a decrease in personnel handling time and from purchasing formaldehyde in bulk, it decreases the exposure of laboratory personnel to formaldehyde fumes.
自动化可应用于常规临床实验室中最常用的组织固定剂甲醛的重复性机械处理、混合和分配。本文描述了一种封闭的自动化系统，该系统可在偏远地点从490磅的大型商用桶中抽吸37%的甲醛，并在组织学实验室的专用水龙头处以即用形式提供10%的福尔马林，无需人工干预。除了因减少人员处理时间和批量购买甲醛而节省成本外，它还减少了实验室人员接触甲醛烟雾的机会。
