ProteOn XPR36, User Manual

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ProteOn XPR36 | B Specifications and Requirements
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Environmental Requirements
Avoid exposing the instrument or sensor chips to direct sunlight. Do not place
them in the direct path of a heating or air conditioning vent. A stable
laboratory temperature of 15
– 30ºC is recommended. The recommended
ambient humidity range is 10 – 75% relative humidity.
Chemical Compatibility
The ProteOn XPR36 instrument is compatible with all ProteOn reagents,
solutions, and buffers, and under all conditions using any of the protocols
described in this manual.
Please comply with the following instructions and avoid the use of:
• Highly acidic (pH <1) or highly basic (pH >13) solutions
• Organic solvents (except for water-soluble solvents such as DMSO
and DMF up to 20% in water, glycerol up to 50% in water, and
ethanol up to 70% in water)
• Contaminated, precipitate-containing, or highly viscous solutions
The ProteOn chips have similar compatibility to the instrument, with the
following exception: oxidative solutions (for example, sodium hypochlorite)
should not be pumped over the sensor chips, due to possible damage to the
surface chemistry. The maintenance chip, however, is compatible with
oxidative conditions.