Summary The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries is pursuing a sole source purchase of the BioCare Steam Monitor Strips for the Thompson Bishop Sparks laboratory of the Alabama Department of Agriculture in Auburn Al. Catalog Number 5082357 Description Biocare Steam Monitor Strips contains 250 strips Heat-induced epitope retrieval methods (HIER) are used to pretreattissues for optimum antibody-antigen reaction. Many different kinds of heat retrieval methods are available including microwaves, water baths,steamers and pressure cookers. These methods were developed tostandardize immunohistochemistry for formalin-fixed, paraffinembedded tissues. Having Quality Control (QC procedures) for thesemethods is important to ensure consistent retrieval.Biocare's Steam Monitor Strips are for antigen retrieval in a pressuresteam chamber (Decloaking Chamber or Dako Pascal) for protocols110°C or above. The Steam Monitor Strip provides a visual QC check toensure that the pressure cooker has reached the optimum temperatureand pressure.
