Patent ID: 9696247
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A01N,G01N

Claim:
1. A method of inhibiting the degradation of a sample, comprising (a) mixing said sample with or immersing said sample in a eutectic solvent comprising a first component and a second component, wherein said first component is trimethylglycine and said second component is trifluoroacetamide; wherein said first component and said second component are in a molar ratio of between about 1:1.8 and about 1:2.2; and wherein said first component and said second component together comprise at least about 88% by weight of the combined eutectic solvent and sample; (b) incubating said sample and eutectic solvent of (a) for at least 5 minutes; and (c) processing said sample, wherein said processing comprises: microscopic examination of said sample; staining said sample; performing flow cytometry on said sample; embedding said sample; sectioning said sample; performing in situ hybridisation on said sample; performing an immunohistochemical method on said sample; or performing an immunocytochemical method on said sample.