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Bio-Plex Pro Human Immunotherapy Panel Quick Guide

Premixed Panels

Number of Wells

10x Detection  
Antibodies, µl

Detection Antibody  

Diluent HB, µl

Total Volume, µl

96

300

2,700

3,000

Singleplex Assays

Number of Wells

Singleplex #1 

20x Detection 
Antibodies, µl

Singleplex #2 

20x Detection 
Antibodies, µl

Detection 

Antibody  

Diluent HB, µl

Total 

Volume, µl

96

150

150

2,700

3,000

Note:

 20x singleplex beads allow multiplexing up to 20 analytes.

6.

 

Wash the plate three times

 with 

100 µl

 wash buffer.

7.

 

Vortex

 the diluted (1x) detection antibodies. 

Add 25 µl

 to each well.

8.

  Cover the plate with sealing tape and incubate at

 850 ± 50 rpm 

for

  

30 min 

at RT. Meanwhile, prepare the Bio-Plex Manager Software 

protocol; enter standard S1 values and units provided in the assay kit.

9.

  With 10 min left in the incubation, 

vortex

 100x streptavidin-phycoerythrin 

(SA-PE) for 

5 sec

 and quick-spin to collect liquid. 

Dilute to 1x

 as shown 

and protect from light.

Number of Wells

100x SA-PE, µl

Assay Buffer, µl

Total Volume, µl

96

60

5,940

6,000

10. Wash the plate three times

 with 

100 µl

 wash buffer.

11. Vortex

 the diluted (1x) SA-PE. 

Add 50 µl

 to each well.

12. 

Cover the plate with sealing tape and incubate at 

850 ± 50 rpm

 for 

10 min

 at RT.

13.  Wash the plate three times

 with 

100 µl

 wash buffer.

14.

 Resuspend the beads in 

125 µl

 assay buffer. Cover and shake at  

850 ± 50 rpm

 for 

30 sec

.

15. 

Remove the sealing tape and 

read plate

 using the following settings:

Instrument

RP1 (PMT)

DD Gates

Bead Events

Bio-Plex 3D*

Standard

Select MagPlex Beads

50

Bio-Plex 100, 200*

Low

5,000 (low); 25,000 (high)

50

Luminex MAGPIX

N/A, use default 

instrument settings

* Or similar Luminex System.

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