UNICRYL™ User's Manual
A Universal Resin for Light and Electron Microscopy
Section 8
8. Safety and handling (see hazard information sheets provided)
Most embedding media are hazardous to a certain extent and may cause reactions on contact with
skin. UNICRYL is a methacrylate based resin and has components listed in Appendix VI of the German
Hazardous Substances Ordinance. Methacrylates may cause some allergic responses and should be
handled accordingly.
All handling of UNICRYL should be performed under a fume hood while wearing rubber gloves,
laboratory coat and eye protection as normal. Once the resin is in sealed eppendorf tubes
it may be handled out of the fume hood (eg in a refrigerator or freezer). Avoid breathing the
vapor. The resin produces a recognizable pungent odor.
Excess resin must be decanted or pi petted into: a clear plastic bottle, sealed and polymerized
with UV light as below, Spilled resin, contaminated vials, and used rubber gloves should be
absorbed with tissue paper, sealed in a clear plastic bag (PVC or polyethylene), and polymerized
to render it harl11less. It may then be disposed of through normal laboratory chemical waste.
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