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Figure 3-3 shows how to place membranes or gels with respect to the
etched X,Y axes on the scan surface. It is a good practice to leave a
gap (1 cm or so) between the sample and either axis. This makes it
possible to specify a scan boundary that is 1 cm larger than the
membrane in all dimensions. The larger scan boundary creates an
image that is easier to analyze in the Odyssey
®
software. If the
sample is placed too near either axis or if the scan boundary is too
close to the membrane, annotations in the Odyssey Application
Software may be truncated in some views.
Figure 3-3
. Leave a 1 cm gap between membranes or gels and the origin
(0,0).
Multiple membranes and/or gels can be scanned at one time;
portions of the scan file can then be cropped out for analysis.
Note:
The orientation of the samples on the scanning surface is not critical, but
membranes are easier to analyze if the sides are parallel to the X/Y scan axes.
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1 cm
1 cm
1 cm
1 cm
Sample
Scan Boundary