Seqanswers Leaderboard Ad

Collapse

Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • ampure beads

    Left my beads on bench overnight. Is it still OK to use?

  • #2
    The performance shouldn't be affected from sitting at room temperature overnight. The beads are just magnets in polyethylene glycol; there's nothing in terms of enzymes or anything that would degrade. As long as you don't boil them or freeze them they'll last a while.

    Comment


    • #3
      only potential problem is stuff growing in them and that stuff's DNA getting into whatever library you were making. not a problem for all library prep protocols.

      Comment


      • #4
        Thank you.

        Comment


        • #5
          Hi, what do you think might happen if you by chance happen to freeze them??

          Comment


          • #6
            i frequently freeze beads under water sup during elution and then thaw, incubate, and remove beads later

            if you freeze the raw ampure solution i'm not sure what happens, it's pretty concentrated stuff so there might be some precipitation. or maybe not. if not i bet they're fine.

            Comment


            • #7
              Originally posted by elhb View Post
              Hi, what do you think might happen if you by chance happen to freeze them??
              I have always heard that freezing magnetic beads in general makes them behave "weird," but I don't recall any actual details or evidence.

              Leaving AMPure XP beads on your bench overnight will not affect the performance at all. I have known people who stored beads at room temp for weeks and used them regularly with no problems, although I wouldn't recommend that.

              Comment


              • #8
                I have personally left Ampure beads out, ON, on accident. Paranoid, I thought I couldn't use them, but I did, and everything was just fine!

                Comment


                • #9
                  hello
                  i was wondering about left Ampure by chance the beads at Room temperature for two weeks and i don't know if it still works or not and it costs me around 700 pounds?
                  please help me or any suggestions that would be appreciated.

                  thank you very much

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    Originally posted by hssalgh2 View Post
                    hello
                    i was wondering about left Ampure by chance the beads at Room temperature for two weeks and i don't know if it still works or not and it costs me around 700 pounds?
                    please help me or any suggestions that would be appreciated.

                    thank you very much
                    The beads should be fine.

                    Comment


                    • #11
                      Originally posted by hssalgh2 View Post
                      hello
                      i was wondering about left Ampure by chance the beads at Room temperature for two weeks and i don't know if it still works or not and it costs me around 700 pounds?
                      please help me or any suggestions that would be appreciated.

                      thank you very much
                      There are many protocols for producing "home-made" Ampure beads . The one I follow (Rohland & Reich, Genome Res 2012) uses NaN3 (sodium azide) as preservative at a final conc of 0.05%. Ampure beads are SO expensive, I do hope that Beckman is also using NaN3 to increase their shelf life! They simply must do it

                      Comment


                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Simone78 View Post
                        There are many protocols for producing "home-made" Ampure beads . The one I follow (Rohland & Reich, Genome Res 2012) uses NaN3 (sodium azide) as preservative at a final conc of 0.05%. Ampure beads are SO expensive, I do hope that Beckman is also using NaN3 to increase their shelf life! They simply must do it
                        Thank you so much but is it ok when I left beads on the shelf for two weeks not in the friadg that happen by chance!

                        Regards

                        Comment


                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Simone78 View Post
                          There are many protocols for producing "home-made" Ampure beads . The one I follow (Rohland & Reich, Genome Res 2012) uses NaN3 (sodium azide) as preservative at a final conc of 0.05%. Ampure beads are SO expensive, I do hope that Beckman is also using NaN3 to increase their shelf life! They simply must do it
                          A qucik look at the SDS (https://www.beckmancoulter.com/wsrpo...entId=45481385 ) confirms that they do.

                          Comment

                          Latest Articles

                          Collapse

                          • seqadmin
                            Understanding Genetic Influence on Infectious Disease
                            by seqadmin




                            During the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists observed that while some individuals experienced severe illness when infected with SARS-CoV-2, others were barely affected. These disparities left researchers and clinicians wondering what causes the wide variations in response to viral infections and what role genetics plays.

                            Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D., Professor at Rockefeller University, is a leading expert in this crossover between genetics and infectious...
                            09-09-2024, 10:59 AM
                          • seqadmin
                            Addressing Off-Target Effects in CRISPR Technologies
                            by seqadmin






                            The first FDA-approved CRISPR-based therapy marked the transition of therapeutic gene editing from a dream to reality1. CRISPR technologies have streamlined gene editing, and CRISPR screens have become an important approach for identifying genes involved in disease processes2. This technique introduces targeted mutations across numerous genes, enabling large-scale identification of gene functions, interactions, and pathways3. Identifying the full range...
                            08-27-2024, 04:44 AM

                          ad_right_rmr

                          Collapse

                          News

                          Collapse

                          Topics Statistics Last Post
                          Started by seqadmin, Today, 06:25 AM
                          0 responses
                          13 views
                          0 likes
                          Last Post seqadmin  
                          Started by seqadmin, Yesterday, 01:02 PM
                          0 responses
                          12 views
                          0 likes
                          Last Post seqadmin  
                          Started by seqadmin, 09-18-2024, 06:39 AM
                          0 responses
                          14 views
                          0 likes
                          Last Post seqadmin  
                          Started by seqadmin, 09-11-2024, 02:44 PM
                          0 responses
                          14 views
                          0 likes
                          Last Post seqadmin  
                          Working...
                          X