Dyes & Stains

We now offer a complete line of prepared, ready-to-use, high quality staining solutions for all standard staining procedures used by the Biological Staining Commission and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.

  • All solutions and concentrations are packaged and prepared in convenient and precise quantities.
  • Premixed ready-to-use; saves you time and effort
  • Consistently uniform results are obtained

For a partial list of all of our stains, please see the Stains Chart and for descriptions of the stains, see chemicals section.

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Carstairs Method for Fibrin and Platelets

Reference: For the staining of fibrin and platelets. Carstairs (1965).
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26381-01 Description: Ferric Ammonium Sulfate 5%, Pack: 500 mL Price: $37.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26381-02 Description: Mayer'S Hematoxylin Pack: 500 mL Price: $54.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26381-03 Description: Picric Acid - Orange G Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $50.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26381-04 Description: Ponceau Acid Fuchsin Solution Pack: 250 mL Price: $30.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26381-05 Description: Phosphotungstic Acid 1% Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $51.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26381-06 Description: Aniline Blue Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $58.50 Add to Quote:

Wilder Modification of Bielschowsky's Method

Used in Wilder Modification of Bielschowsky's Method for staining of Collagen and reticulum.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26392-01 Description: Silver Nitrate 10.2% Aqueous Pack: 250 mL Price: $117.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26392-02 Description: Ammonium Hydroxide, Conc. Pack: 500 mL Price: $21.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26392-03 Description: Sodium Hydoxide 3.1% Pack: 500 mL Price: $26.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26392-04 Description: Formalin 40% Pack: 500 mL Price: $32.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26392-05 Description: Harris Hematoxylin Pack: 500 mL Price: $37.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26392-06 Description: Nuclear Fast Red Pack: 500 mL Price: $57.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26392-07 Description: Phosphomolybdic Acid 10% Pack: 500 mL Price: $94.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26392-08 Description: Uranium Nitrate 1% Pack: 500 mL Price: $160.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26392-09 Description: Gold Chloride Pack: 250 mL Price: $60.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26392-10 Description: Sodium Thiosulfate 5% Aqueous 500mL Pack: 500 mL Price: $23.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26392-5A Description: Van Gieson'S Stain Pack: 500 mL Price: $42.50 Add to Quote:

Jones Method for Kidney

Used in Jones Method for Kidney, Silver Method for the staining of basement membranes, reticulum fibers, collagen, and nuclei.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26396-01 Description: Periodic Acid 0.5% Aqueous, Pack: 500 mL Price: $37.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26396-02 Description: Methenamine Solution 3% Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $30.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26396-03 Description: Silver Nitrate 5% Aqueous Pack: 250 mL Price: $97.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26396-04 Description: Borate Buffer Working Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $34.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26396-05 Description: Gold Chloride 0.2% Aqueous Pack: 250 mL Price: $64.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26396-06 Description: Harris Hematoxylin Pack: 500 mL Price: $39.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26396-07 Description: Alcoholic Eosin Y Stain Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $34.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26396-09 Description: Sodium Thiosulfate 3% Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $23.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26396-11 Description: Potassium Ferricyanide 0.5% Pack: 500 mL Price: $23.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26396-12 Description: Sodium Metabisulfite 3% Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $33.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26396-13 Description: Acid Alcohol 1% Pack: 500 mL Price: $24.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26396-14 Description: Ammonia Water 0.3% Pack: 500 mL Price: $18.00 Add to Quote:

Dane's Method for Prekeratin, Keratin, and Mucin

Used in Dane's Method for Prekeratin, Keratin, and Mucin. Keratin stain method for the staining of keratin, prekeratin, acid mucopolysaccharides and nuclei.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26401-01 Description: Phloxine Solution 1% Pack: 500 mL Price: $32.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26401-02 Description: Alcian Blue 0.5% Pack: 250 mL Price: $61.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26401-03 Description: Orange G Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $49.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26401-04 Description: Mayer'S Hematoxylin Pack: 500 mL Price: $68.00 Add to Quote:

Mallory-Heidenhain Azan-Gomori's Modification, Islet Cells

Used in Mallory-Heidenhain Azan-Gomori's Modification for Islet Cells for staining of alpha, beta and D-cells of islets of langerhans.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26450-01 Description: Azocarmine Stain Solution Pack: 250 mL Price: $45.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26450-02 Description: Aniline-Alcohol 1% Pack: 250 mL Price: $21.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26450-03 Description: Ferric Ammonium Sulfate 5%, Pack: 500 mL Price: $21.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26450-04 Description: Aniline Blue-Orange Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $37.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26450-05 Description: Orange G 0.2% In Alcohol Pack: 500 mL Price: $39.00 Add to Quote:

Methenamine Silver Method for Argentaffin Cells

Used in Methenamine Silver Methodfor Argentaffin Cells for staining of argentaffin granules of enterochromaffin cells.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26481-01 Description: Weigert'S Iodine Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $37.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26481-02 Description: Sodium Thiosulfate 5% Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $25.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26481-03 Description: Silver Nitrate 5% Aqueous Pack: 250 mL Price: $103.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26481-04 Description: Methenamine 3% Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $33.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26481-05 Description: Borate Buffer pH 7.8 Pack: 500 mL Price: $25.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26481-06 Description: Gold Chloride 0.1% Aqueous Pack: 250 mL Price: $37.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26481-07 Description: Saffranin O Solution 0.1% Pack: 500 mL Price: $37.00 Add to Quote:

Herxheimer's Technique

Used in Herxheimer's Technique for staining fat and cholesterol.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26500-01 Description: Sudan Iv Staining Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $114.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26500-02 Description: Harris Hematoxylin Pack: 500 mL Price: $42.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26500-04 Description: Acetic Acid 1% Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $22.50 Add to Quote:

Fat Stains in Supersaturated Alcohol

Used in Fat Stains in Supersaturated Alcohol for fat and lipid stain.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26503-01 Description: Sudan Iv-Isopropanol Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $117.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26503-02 Description: Oil Red O-Isopropanol Solution Pack: 250 mL Price: $23.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26503-03 Description: Sudam Iii-Isopropanol Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $24.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26503-04 Description: Mayer Hematoxylin Pack: 500 mL Price: $49.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26503-05 Description: Erhlich’S Hematoxylin, Diluted Pack: 500 mL Price: $49.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26503-06 Description: Sodium Phosphate, 1%, Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $23.50 Add to Quote:

Nile Blue A Stain

A fat and lipid stain used for the differentiation of melamines and lipofuchsins and staining for phospholipids.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26511-01 Description: Nile Blue A Staining Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $49.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26511-02 Description: Sulfuric Acid, 1% Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $27.50 Add to Quote:

Pearse's Method for Phospholipids

Used in Pearse's Method for Phospholipids for the staining of phospholipids, early lipofuchsin, etc.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26516-01 Description: Luxol Fast Blue Mbs Solution 0.1% Pack: 500 mL Price: $44.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26516-02 Description: Lithium Carbonate - 0.05% Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $30.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26516-03 Description: Neutral Red Solution 1% Aqueous Pack: 250 mL Price: $42.50 Add to Quote:

Rhodanine Method for Cu

Used in Rhodanine Method for Copper, Mineral and Pigment stain.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26602-01 Description: Rhodamine Sturated Solution Pack: 100 mL Price: $19.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26602-02 Description: Mayer’S Hematoxylin Pack: 500 mL Price: $54.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26602-03 Description: Sodium Borate, 5% Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $37.00 Add to Quote:

Johnson's Method for Iron

Used in Johnson's Method for Iron - (Microincineration), Mineral and Pigment stain.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26603-01 Description: Potassium Ferrocyanide Sol, 5% Pack: 500 mL Price: $32.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26603-02 Description: Hydrochloric Acid, 5% Pack: 500 mL Price: $27.50 Add to Quote:

Lillie's Method for Iron

Used in Lillie's Method for the staining of ferric and ferrous iron.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26604-01 Description: Potassium Ferrocyanide Pack: 50 g Price: $39.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26604-1A Description: Potassium Ferricyanide Pack: 50 g Price: $46.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26604-02 Description: Hydrochloric Acid 0.5% Pack: 250 mL Price: $16.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26604-03 Description: Basic Fuchsin 0.5% Pack: 250 mL Price: $22.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26604-04 Description: Acetic Acid 1% Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $25.50 Add to Quote:

Oil Red O Method for Lipofuscin

Used in Oil Red O Method for Lipofuscin, Pigment stain.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26609-01 Description: Oil Red O Solution, 0.5% Pack: 500 mL Price: $62.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26609-02 Description: Propylene Glycol, 85%, Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $30.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26609-03 Description: Mayer’S Hematoxylin Pack: 500 mL Price: $51.00 Add to Quote:

Hall's Method for Bilirubin

Used in Hall's Method for bilirubin.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26611-01 Description: Fouchets Reagent Pack: 250 mL Price: $44.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26611-02 Description: Van Gieson Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $37.00 Add to Quote:

Prussian Blue Method for Deposits of Hemosiderin

Used in Prussian Blue Method for Hemosiderin for the staining of deposits of hemosiderin.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26613-01 Description: Potassium Ferrocyanide 2% Pack: 500 mL Price: $26.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26613-02 Description: Hydrochloric Acid 2% Pack: 500 mL Price: $29.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26613-03 Description: Safranin O 0.2% Pack: 500 mL Price: $30.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26613-04 Description: Acetic Acid 1% Pack: 500 mL Price: $22.50 Add to Quote:

Gomori's Methenamine Silver for Urate Crystals Urate crystals.

Used in Gomori's Methenamine Silver for Urate Crystals Urate crystals.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26614-01 Description: Silver Nitrate 5% Pack: 250 mL Price: $100.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26614-02 Description: Methenamine 30% Pack: 500 mL Price: $29.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26614-03 Description: Sodium Borate 5% Pack: 500 mL Price: $37.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26614-04 Description: Gold Chloride 0.1% Pack: 250 mL Price: $45.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26614-05 Description: Sodium Thiosulfate 3% Pack: 500 mL Price: $25.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26614-06 Description: Light Green Working Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $37.00 Add to Quote:

Ptah Method for Central Nervous Tissue

Used in Ptah Method for Central Nervous Tissue for staining microglia, fibroglia, fibrin and coarse fibrils.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26658-01 Description: Potassium Permanganate 1% Pack: 500 mL Price: $30.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26658-02 Description: Phosphotungstic Acid-Hematoxylin Pack: 500 mL Price: $54.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26658-03 Description: Oxalic Acid 5% Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $37.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26658-04 Description: Lugol'S Iodine Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $27.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26658-05 Description: Russels Modified Zenkers Fluid Pack: 500 mL Price: $37.00 Add to Quote:

Vogt's Method for Nerve Cell Products

Used in Vogt's Method for Nerve Cell Products.
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26671-01 Description: Cresyl Violet Acetate 2% Aqueous Pack: 100 mL Price: $36.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26671-02 Description: Acetate Buffer Pack: 500 mL Price: $25.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26671-1A Description: Cresyl Violet Acetate Working Solution Pack: 250 mL Price: $23.50 Add to Quote:

Woelcker's Method for Myelin Sheath

Used in Woelcker's Method for Myelin Sheath for myelin sheath, glial cells and nucleoli of neurons .
Cat # Description MSDS Pack Price Quote Quantity
Cat #: 26684-01 Description: Ferric Ammonium Sulfate 2.5% Aqueous Pack: 500 mL Price: $34.00 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26684-02 Description: Alcoholic Hematoxylin Stock 10% Pack: 500 mL Price: $128.50 Add to Quote:
Cat #: 26684-03 Description: Lithium Carbonate Saturated Solution Pack: 500 mL Price: $34.00 Add to Quote: