Bio-Rad Bio-Plex Manager™ MP Software Upgrade - Manual (Page 29)

Plate Types
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Plate Types
The plate height adjustment procedure adjusts the probe setting for four
consumables, the well strip, and the reservoirs in the reagent block. When you run
your protocol, you must specify one of the following plate types.
Flat bottom
plate Bio-Plex Pro™ flat bottom plate (black
plate comes with Bio-Plex Pro assays,
catalog
#171-025001)
3.94
Filter plate Millipore multiscreen plate (for example,
MSBVN1210) 3.05
PCR plate Bio-Rad low-profile unskirted PCR plate
(for example, MLL-9601) 2.79
Auxiliary plate Nunc PolySorp (for example, 475094),
Nunc MaxiSorp (for example, 445105) 3.30
* This is the distance between the platform and the inside bottom of the plate well.
For other plate types, check the manufacturer’s specifications to determine the
distance from the surface of the MAGPIX platform to the bottom of the well.
The probe backs off 1 mm after it makes contact with the probe height adjustment
plate. Therefore, you need to add 1 mm to the distance in the table to get the
correct probe height.
For example, if the specification for your plate type is 3.4 mm, you can use the
auxiliary plate (3.3 mm) because the actual setting, after running the probe height
adjustment, is 4.3 mm. This gives an allowance of 0.9 mm above the plate’s well
bottom for sample aspiration.
Plate Type Compatible Consumable Distance
from Platform
(mm) *