The Midas® III‑Plus Automated Stainer is a fully automated, benchtop stainer for hematology, histology, and microbiology. It is perfectly suited to work with Sigma-Aldrich stains and is flexible enough to adapt to your current staining protocols. It is designed to perform routine hematology, histology, and microbiology staining effortlessly. Since the unit is fully programmable, you can replicate your existing staining protocols to ensure consistent results for your tissue, peripheral blood, and bone marrow smears, as well as your microbiological smears. This stainer will become the new cornerstone of your laboratory.

Application

• Ideally suited for Wright, Giemsa, Wright‑Giemsa, Pappenheim, Hemacolor® and Leishman staining of blood and bone marrow smears.
• Ease of use for Gram, Kinyoun, and AFB staining applications.

Features and Benefits

• Dip slide technique reduces stain consumption up to 50%.
• Small footprint and low maintenance.
• Up to 30 slides or coverslips uniformly stained in minutes.
• Medium‑throughput, staining ~900 slides per day.
• Automatic electronic self‑test at start up.
• Versatile stainer with 9 user‑defined programs each containing up to 29 possible processing steps.
• Optional clear colorless enclosure with door.
• Convenient bench top size.
• Flexible programming to suit your protocols.
• Ensures sample integrity with the ability to connect to a laboratory purified water system, or Midas® Water Bath.

Principle
The Midas® III‑Plus Automated Stainer uses the dip slide staining technique which ensures uniform staining for every sample and reduces stain consumption up to 50%.