Reply to: RE>>A clean machine -Reply
Sorry group,
I should have included in my last message that we use 0.5N NaOH.
Happy flowing!
Florence
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Date: 2/12/97 3:38 PM
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From: Maryalice Stetler-Stevenson
What is the exact concentration of NaOH?
> Reply to: RE>>A clean machine -Reply
>We've been using a dilute sodium hydroxide solution to clean the tubing in
>our three
>FACscans for several years now. We used to use bleach, as recommended by the
>manufacturer, and sometimes we would have clogs which never seemed to clear up
>completely. Our protein chemist recommended NaOH to me late one afternoon when
>I was particularly frustrated with a stubborn clog. The NaOH cleared it right
>out, and from then on we've used it regularly to keep the lines clear with few
>problems. I've always wondered if anyone else has tried it and how it has
>worked for them.
>Florence
>
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>Date: 2/11/97 4:21 PM
>To: cyto-inbox
>From: Jim Zanghi
>
>>Small beads staying in the instrument can be a problem. Triton X-100 at
>>0.1% (the same concentration used to permeabilize cells) in water will
>>remove most of them.
>>
>>Betsy Robertson
>>>
>>> Running ethanol
>>> after the beads seems to help push them through more quickly.
>>>
>>> Tony Bakke
>
>I was wondering about what types of solutions can be run through a flow
>cytometer without causing damage or corrosion. Is pure ethanol okay? On
>the advise of others, I have run 50% hot bleach to clear up clogs, but I
>was very weary about doing this since bleach corrodes stainless steel.
>I've always followed with a 5 minute water rinse, but this concentration of
>bleach seems a bit extreme (we routinely use 10% bleach at room temp).
>If 0.1% triton or 70% ethanol is as effective as 50% hot bleach, than this
>seems to be the way to go. Any thoughts about this? What do
>manufacturers recommend?
>
>Jim
>
>--
>James A. Zanghi
>Dept. of Chemical Engineering
>Northwestern University
>Evanston, IL
>
>
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Maryalice Stetler-Stevenson
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Laboratory of Pathology, NCI, NIH
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