| 摘要 |
A method of melting material ( 1 ), for use in tissue processing, includes placing the material in solid form ( 1 ) into a bath ( 16, 18, 20 ), and applying heat. The material ( 1 ) has a total volume that substantially equates to a predetermined fill volume of the bath ( 16, 18, 20 ), sufficient to effect the required tissue processing. The bath ( 18 ) may include a heater spike (E) on which the material ( 1 ) is mounted for melting, and a weighted plate that forces the material downwardly into the bath. The material ( 1 ) may comprise rectangular blocks of paraffin wax that conform to the surface of the bath ( 16, 18, 20 ), for the infiltration and embedding of histological specimens. The method can provide time and safety advantages over the use of wax pellets or pre-melted wax,
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