McIlwain tissue chopper replacement plastic disc

The replacement plastic discs are designed for use with the McIlwain tissue chopper designed to cut fresh or fixed tissue for metabolic experiments. It is especially advantageous for slicing small or irregular shaped specimens as one might obtain from biopsies. The McIlwain Tissue Chopper causes much less disturbance of the cell structure than homogenisers or blenders and has been used on various tissues of the central nervous system as well as for liver and kidney.