- Materials
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- Flow Cell Wash Kit (EXP-WSH003)
- Equipment
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- P1000 pipette and tips
- P20 pipette and tips
- Ice bucket with ice
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Preparation to run the washing procedure
- This protocol assumes that the flow cell has already had a DNA/RNA library run on it
- The aim is to remove most of this initial library from the flow cell
- The Wash Kit contains all solutions required for removal of the initial library
- Data acquisition in MinKNOW should be stopped (if loading a new library or storing the flow cell), or paused (if loading more of the same library after the wash)
- After the flow cell has been washed, a new library can be loaded or the flow cell can be stored at 4°C
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Place the tube of Wash Solution A on ice. Do not vortex the tube.
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Thaw one tube of Wash Solution B at room temperature.
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Mix the contents of Wash Solution B thoroughly by vortexing, spin down briefly and place on ice.
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In a clean 1.5 ml Eppendorf DNA LoBind tube, prepare the following Wash Mix:
Component Volume Wash Solution A (A) 20 μl Wash Solution B (B) 380 μl -
Mix well by pipetting, and place on ice. Do not vortex the tube.
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Stop or pause the sequencing experiment in MinKNOW, and leave the flow cell in the device.
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Before removing the waste fluid, ensure that the flow cell priming port cover and SpotON sample port cover are closed, as indicated in the figure below.
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Remove all fluid from the waste channel through waste port 1 using a P1000 pipette.
As both the flow cell priming port and SpotON sample port are closed, no fluid should leave the sensor array area.
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Slide the flow cell priming port cover clockwise to open.
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After opening the priming port, check for a small air bubble under the cover. Draw back a small volume to remove any bubbles:
- Set a P1000 pipette to 200 µl.
- Insert the tip into the flow cell priming port.
- Turn the wheel until the dial shows 220-230 µl, or until you can see a small volume of buffer/liquid entering the pipette tip.
- Visually check that there is continuous buffer from the flow cell priming port across the sensor array.
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Load 400 µl of the prepared Flow Cell Wash Mix into the flow cell priming port, avoiding the introduction of air.
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Close the priming port and wait for 30 minutes.
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Before removing the waste fluid, ensure that the flow cell priming port cover and SpotON sample port cover are closed, as indicated in the figure below.
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Remove all fluid from the waste channel through waste port 1 using a P1000 pipette.
As both the flow cell priming port and SpotON sample port are closed, no fluid should leave the sensor array area.