Bio-Rad Human MMP and TIMP Assays - Manual (Page 20)

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Add Coupled Beads, Samples, Standards, Blank,
and Controls
1. Cover unused wells of the assay plate with sealing tape.
2. Prewet the filter plate. Skip this step if using a flat bottom plate.
a)
Prewet the wells with 100 µl assay buffer and remove the liquid
by vacuum filtration. Dry the bottom of the filter plate thoroughly
by blotting on a clean paper towel.
3. Vortex the diluted (1x) beads for 30 sec at medium speed. Pour into
a reagent reservoir and transfer 50 µl to each well of the assay plate.
Tip: A multichannel pipet is highly recommended for ease of use
and efficiency.
4. Wash the plate two times with 100 µl Bio-Plex ® wash buffer
according to your wash method of choice.
5. Vortex the diluted samples, standards, blank, and controls for 5 sec.
Transfer 50 µl of each to the appropriate well of the assay plate,
changing the pipet tip after every volume transfer.
6. Cover with a new sheet of sealing tape and incubate in the dark for
1 hr at room temperature with shaking at 850 ± 50 rpm.
Prepare and Add Detection Antibodies
1. While the samples are incubating use Table 8 or the Calculation
Worksheet on page 34 to calculate the volume of detection
antibodies and Bio-Plex detection antibody diluent needed. Detection
antibodies should be prepared 10 min before use.
2. Add the required volume of Bio-Plex detection antibody diluent to a
15 ml polypropylene tube.
3. Vortex the 20x stock of detection antibodies for 15 sec at medium
speed, then perform a 30 sec spin to collect the entire volume at the
bottom of the tube.