MILLESTONE reagents

FineFIX is a patented formalin-free and water-based concentrate fixative. When diluted with ethanol, its formulation of low toxicity additives overcomes the drawbacks commonly associated with the use of pure ethanol or ethanol-based fixatives ...

Formalin is a fixation solution suitable for the preparation of histological specimens. It consists of 40% formaldehyde (4% w/w), diluted in distilled water at a 1/10 ratio and buffered to a pH of 7. As a fixative, Formalin provides the ...

FormalinB is a fixation solution suitable for the preparation of histological specimens. It consists of 40% formaldehyde (4% w/w), diluted in distilled water at a 1/10 ratio and buffered to a pH 7.2-7.4. This pH allows a faster fixation ...

Purity: 70 %

Alcohol70 is a ready-to-use holding and flushing solution, suitable for the preparation of histological specimens. The concentrations of alcohols are able to hold the samples already fixed and to flush both the samples and the container, ...

MileONE is a Milestone alcohol-based solution designed to grant consistent processing of normal and high-fat content tissues like breast, brain, fatty colon and skin. Its optimized alcohol concentrations enhance dehydrating effects and ...

MileTWO, a xylene-free solution, ensures optimal preservation of fat cell integrity and maintains nuclear and cytoplasmic morphology during the clearing step. Comprising a pre-prepared mixture of alcohol and isoparaffin, it eliminates ...

JFC Solution is an innovative, patented solution composed of a mixture of ethanol, isopropanol and a long chain hydrocarbon. Under the influence of microwave heating, this solution becomes highly effective in the extraction of water and ...

MileGREEN is a solvent, consisting of iso-paraffins and replaces xylene both at the clearing and mounting process. Moreover, it can be used for cleaning purposes for paraffin contaminated items, for example in HistosMATE module. When ...

MileWAX is an impregnation and embedding medium suitable for the preparation of histological specimens. Wax is used to infiltrate and embed specimens after processing because biological tissues do not have the consistency required for ...

For enhanced decalcification, the process with EDTA is best carried out at a pH value of 7.2-7.4. Milestone has developed an innovative, pure unbuffered 10% EDTA solution, based on a stoichiometric mixture of bibasic or tribasic EDTA ...