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Maintenance

Eppendorf

µPlate G0.5

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7 Maintenance

7.1 Cleaning

Cleaning the µPlate G0.5 is particularly important in order to achieve optimal measuring

results. The following two procedures are used to clean the µPlate G0.5.

7.1.1 Cleaning in the ultrasonic bath

1. Fill an ultrasonic bath with water and place a suitable beaker, filled with distilled water,

inside it.

2. Switch on the ultrasonic, immerse the lid of the µPlate G0.5 in the beaker and move the

lid back and forth in the beaker for about 20 seconds. Make sure that the plate hinge is

not immersed in the process.

3. Repeat this procedure with the lower part of the µPlate G0.5.

4. Remove excess water from the µPlate G0.5 using dry and oil-free compressed air.

7.1.2 Cleaning with Kimwipe cleaning cloth

1. Moisten a Kimwipe lab cleaning cloth with 70 % ethanol and use it to clean the inner

and outer surfaces of the µPlate G0.5.

2. Moisten a piece of cotton or a Kimwipe cleaning cloth with distilled water and use it to

clean all quartz wells on both sides of the µPlate G0.5.

3. Use a dry Kimwipe cleaning cloth to wipe off excess liquid.

Store the plate at a dust and lint-free location after cleaning. The quartz wells must be free

of lint, dirt and streaks. Contamination may lead to incorrect measurements. If many

different samples are measured one after the other, the quartz wells can be cleaned using

a (moist) Kimwipe cleaning cloth. The correct cleaning and care is important to extend

the service life of the µPlate G0.5 and reduce the amount of maintenance required. We

recommended to store the cleaned µPlate G0.5 in the storage case.

7.2 Disinfection/Decontamination

1. Spray or apply 70% ethanol, which is typically used for laboratory cleaning

procedures, on the entire plate.

2. After an exposure time of 5 minutes, dry the µPlate G0.5 using a lint-free Kimwipe

cleaning cloth.

Lint, dirt or fingerprints on the quartz wells can significantly alter the OD values.

Prevent dirt from entering the spacer bars because this could lead to a change to

the high-precision spacer on the lid of the µPlate G0.5, which would affect the

OD values.

Samples may only be loaded on clean quartz wells.

All parts of the µPlate G0.5 that come into contact with patient samples, positive

control samples or dangerous materials must be treated as potentially infectious

areas.

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