Roche Nimblegen MS 200, Operator'S Manual

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NimbleGen MS 200 Microarray Scanner Operator’s Manual v1.0 | 9
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The barcode area cannot exceed 22 x 18mm. Ensure that barcode
labels do not interfere with the rails in the slide magazine (Figure 6)
or the internal slide transport (Figure 41).
Recommendations for Non-NimbleGen Microarrays
To obtain reliable results, it is strongly recommended that reference
spots are placed onto the slide for quality control. These spots
should represent every dye used for the experiment and be
distributed in a nonsymmetrical pattern across the slide. It is also
recommended that “blank” spots be placed on the slide to check for
variation of the background in the experiment.
Figure 2: Scan Area Dimensions (in mm) on Standard Slides with Maximal
Barcode Area Definition