USG-CUS-059 Rev05MassARRAY® Nanodispenser RS1000 v2.1 User Guide
For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
Chapter 1
Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Instrument Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Required and Recommended Equipment and Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Contacting Agena Bioscience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1.1 Overview
The MassARRAY
®
Nanodispenser RS1000 is used to transfer analytes from microtiter
plates to SpectroCHIP
®
Arrays, which are subsequently analyzed on the MassARRAY
Analyzer. The Nanodispenser RS1000 supports all Agena Bioscience
®
genetic analysis
applications.
This user guide provides instructions for using the Nanodispenser RS1000 version 2.1.
For instructions for using the Nanodispenser RS1000 version 1.2, please refer to the
MassARRAY Nanodispenser RS1000 v1.2 User Guide, available from AgenaCx.com.
Contact Agena Bioscience Customer Support (page 17) if you are unsure which software
version you have.
Table 1.1 provides an overview of the dispensing workflow. This user guide explains how
to operate and maintain the Nanodispenser RS1000. It does not provide instructions for
Figure 1.1 MassARRAY Nanodispenser RS1000