Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Editor's preface to the series vii
3. Authors' preface and acknowledgements ix
4. Contents xiii
5. 1. An introduction to fixation and embedding procedures and their safe use in the laboratory 1
6. 2. Fixatives 21
7. 3. Fixation methods 77
8. 4. Dehydration methods 129
9. 5. Embedding methods 147
10. 6. Embedding in epoxy resins 175
11. 7. Embedding in acrylic resins 225
12. 8. The Lowicryl resins and embedding at low temperatures 251
13. 9. Other embedding media 279
14. 10. Processing schedules 293
15. Appendix: List of suppliers 313
16. Subject index 319