How to Use Mineral Oil to Prevent Evaporation on Agilent Parallel Capillary Electrophoresis Systems

Answer

This Information Applies To: 5200, 5300, 5400 Fragment Analyzer, Femto Pulse, Oligo Pro II, and ZAG

Issue:

Adding mineral oil to Agilent parallel capillary electrophoresis DNA marker plates and samples plates prevents evaporation and enables re-use of the plates. 

Caution: Agilent has not validated adding mineral oil to RNA plates. It is used at the customers own risk.

Steps to follow:

Tip: Agilent recommends using mineral oil part number FS-SMO15 to overlay sample or marker plates when appropriate.

1. Add one drop of mineral oil into each well of the prepared marker or sample plate directly from the mineral oil drop bottle. One drop is equivalent to a volume of 20 µL. See the Quick Guide supplied with kit you are running for information on how soon the mineral oil covered plate should be used.

Learn how to effectively operate your Agilent Parallel Capillary Electrophoresis system:  5200, 5300, and 5400 Fragment Analyzer System Manual Femto Pulse User Manual Oligo Pro II User Manual  ZAG DNA Analyzer System Manual

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