Assembly for use with biological sample material

An assembly for histologic sectioning, comprising:

• a cassette having a support layer with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface,
• the support layer including a plurality of openings extending between the first surface and the second surface,
• a recipient block formed from agarose and paraffin,
• the recipient block having a first portion extending from the first surface of the support layer and a second portion extending from the second surface of the support layer,
• the recipient block extending through at least some of the plurality of openings in the support layer thereby attaching the recipient block to the cassette,
• the first portion of the recipient block having a surface spaced from the first surface of the support layer,
• the recipient block including a plurality of bores extending from the surface of the recipient block into the first portion, and
• biological sample material selected from the group consisting of a tissue sample and cell cultures being disposed in each of the plurality of bores to enable the creation of histologic sections from the biological sample material and the recipient block.

An assembly for use in creating histological sections, comprising:

• a cassette having a support layer,
• a recipient block formed from agarose and paraffin,
• at least a portion of the support layer being embedded in the recipient block thereby attaching the recipient block to the cassette,
• the recipient block having a surface spaced from the support layer,
• the recipient block including at least one bore that extends from the surface into the recipient block,
• a biological sample material disposed in the at least one bore of the recipient block, and
• the recipient block and the biological sample material disposed in the at least one bore of the recipient block being embedded in paraffin.