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Wash Between Plates Routine
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Wash Between Plates Routine
Description of Routine
The Wash Between Plates routine performs a series of fluidics operations to prevent
traces of sample or other debris from collecting inside the Bio-Plex® suspension
array system.
When to Run this Routine
Bio-Rad recommends that you wash the fluidics lines after each plate reading.
Note: In the Run Settings dialog box, the default is to run the Wash Between
Plates routine after the reading.
Estimated Run Time
6 minutes
To Run the Wash Between Plates Routine
1. Navigate to the Maintenance view.
2. In the Select Routine section, select Wash Between Plates from the Additional
Routines dropdown list.
3. Add 5 ml distilled or deionized water, 5 ml 70% isopropanol, and 5 ml 0.1N
NaOH to the appropriate reservoirs in the reagent block.
4. Click Start.