Design and Fabrication of Portable Automatic Tissue Processing Machine

Abstract

- Tissue-sectioning automation can be a resourceful tool in processing anatomical pathology specimens. Microscopic analysis of cells and tissues requires the preparation of very thin, high-quality sections (slices) mounted on glass slides and appropriately stained to demonstrate normal and abnormal structures. In most developing countries, including Nigeria, however, access to this automated equipment is encumbered by a lean healthcare budget. The aim of this study, therefore, is to design and fabricate a portable and cheap automated tissue processing machine with locally sourced materials. The programming sequence used in this study is; Flow chart design., Developing the microcontroller's source code using micro basic language., Debugging the micro basic code, Compiling the source code with a compiler and creating a hex file (i