Hoefer SE615 - Manual (Page 3)

Safety warnings and
precautions
• Acrylamide is a neurotoxin.
• Wear gloves when handling acrylamide or
polyacrylamide.
• Wear a dust mask when weighing acrylamide
or preparing acrylamide solutions.
Protecting your equipment
To keep your instrument in excellent condition,
please take the following important steps:
• Use water-saturated n-butanol for overlayering
resolution gels during polymerization.
• Avoid using small metal spatulas to separate
the plates. Spatulas may chip the edges of glass
plates and prevent them from sealing.
• After casting, you may need to use a wedge
to separate one glass-and-gel sandwich from
another. Slip a Wonder Wedge in between
adjacent sandwiches to separate them.
•
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Important! Most organic solvents
including methanol, isobutanol,
isopropanol, and even n-butanol
will craze or cloud the acrylic
plastic with prolonged exposure.
Only use small amounts to
overlay the gels.