Staining And Fixative Requirements; Barcode Formats - BD FocalPoint GS User Manual

BD FocalPoint™ GS Imaging System Instrument User's Manual
Figure 13-3 – Slide thickness, adhesive and coverslip mounting specifications
13.2.5

Staining and Fixative Requirements

The slides must be stained with the Papanicoloau method.
13.2.6

Barcode Formats

The barcode types supported by the BD FocalPoint™ Slide Profiler are listed below.
• Interleaved 2-of-5
• Code 128 A, B, and C
• Code 39 and Code 39 Full ASCII
• EAN 128
• DataMatrix
• PDF417
• Aztec compact
Barcode labels must be durable so that they remain both human and machine readable under
normal laboratory handling and application to microscope slides. Slides may be exposed to and
immersed in the following solvents:
• Water
• Ethanol
• Xylene
• Hematoxylin in 4% Acetic Acid
• 0.5% HCL
• 1.5% NH OH in 70% Alcohol
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• Eosin-Alcohol (EA) stains
• EA-36
• EA-50
• EA-65
• Isopropyl Alcohol
For additional questions about barcode label specifications contact BD Technical Service and
Support.
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