A-Z Staining Series Archives

Posted in A-Z Staining Series on April 11, 2022

Welcome to our A-Z series of staining where today we will be looking at the letter K for the Kinyoun … Continue reading “K is for the Kinyoun Stain”

Posted in A-Z Staining Series on February 9, 2022

The ability to stain living cells without killing them is termed vital staining. Whether the cells are removed (supravital) or … Continue reading “J is for Janus Green B”

Posted in A-Z Staining Series on November 3, 2021

Welcome to our continuing series on the A to Z of staining where today we will be looking at the … Continue reading “I is for Iodine”

Posted in A-Z Staining Series on September 1, 2021

In our last post, we explored Gram staining and mentioned that it was more common than some of our other … Continue reading “H is for Haematoxylin”

Posted in A-Z Staining Series on July 27, 2021

In the seventh of our A-Z series, we look at a more common stain and one you are likely to … Continue reading “G is for Gram Stain”

Posted in A-Z Staining Series on March 30, 2021

Welcome to the sixth post of our staining A-Z, last time we spoke about eosin– one of the most common … Continue reading “F is Fontana-Masson”

Posted in A-Z Staining Series on February 18, 2021

As one of the most commonly used laboratory chemicals, many of you will be familiar with the uses of eosin. … Continue reading “E is for Eosin”

Posted in A-Z Staining Series on January 19, 2021

Welcome to the fourth in our A-Z series- D is for DPX. What is DPX? First, the mysterious initials- … Continue reading “D is for DPX”

Posted in A-Z Staining Series on November 17, 2020

Welcome to the third post in our A-Z of staining series. Here, we discuss the letter C, that’s C for … Continue reading “C is for Carbol Fuchsin”

Posted in A-Z Staining Series on October 26, 2020

The process of bluing is to convert the soluble red component of haematoxylin into an insoluble blue. It is a … Continue reading “B is for Bluing”