- Nebraska Prostate Cancer Research Program (NPCRP)
- Core Facilities
- Presentations
- Safety and Equipment
- Instructions for use of Departmental Equipment
- ACGT Sequencing Instructions for Use
- Bacterial Shakers
- Campus Wide Cold Room Guidelines
- Developer Instructions
- BioRad Gel Doc System Instructions and Safety
- Micro Balance
- MilliQ Water Filtration System
- PCR Machine Instructions and Safety
- Microplate Reader, Molecular Devices, Spectra Max
- Speed Vac/Gel Dryer Instructions and Safety
- Ice Machine
- Dry Ice
- Cold Room
- Rotors
- Centrifuge
- Standard Bioruptor from Diagenode
- UV Light Box
- Equipment Maintenance
Speed Vac/Gel Dryer Instructions and Safety
Fill out Log Sheet!
- Turn vacuum pump oil filter and vacuum pump on using power strip.
- Close valve to pull a vacuum according to what type of drying you are doing.
- If your samples are in an organic solvent, turn cryopumping on.
- Be careful not to drop or slam down speedvac lid. This could damage the glass in lid.
- Put samples in rotor
- Select a heat level/drying rate
- Turn concentrator on
- Verify the pump is pulling a vacuum (digital reader on top of vapor trap). If not, check valve position.
Turning the System off:
- Turn concentrator off and heat level to low
- Remove samples
- *** RELEASE VACUUM ***
- Turn vacuum pump and vacuum pump oil filter off
- Turn vapornet back to non-volatile
- Record the time usage on Log Sheet
If any solutions spill, clean it up.
Any Questions? Contact David at 9-3842 or dklinkebiel@unmc.edu
- Nebraska Prostate Cancer Research Program (NPCRP)
- Core Facilities
- Presentations
- Safety and Equipment
- Instructions for use of Departmental Equipment
- ACGT Sequencing Instructions for Use
- Bacterial Shakers
- Campus Wide Cold Room Guidelines
- Developer Instructions
- BioRad Gel Doc System Instructions and Safety
- Micro Balance
- MilliQ Water Filtration System
- PCR Machine Instructions and Safety
- Microplate Reader, Molecular Devices, Spectra Max
- Speed Vac/Gel Dryer Instructions and Safety
- Ice Machine
- Dry Ice
- Cold Room
- Rotors
- Centrifuge
- Standard Bioruptor from Diagenode
- UV Light Box
- Equipment Maintenance