Table Of Contents - PerkinElmer LabChip GX User Manual

Table of Contents

Preface .................................................................................................................... 2
Instrument Safety ................................................................................................... 7
Required Training................................................................................................ 7
Chemical Safety .................................................................................................. 8
Laser Safety ........................................................................................................ 9
Electrical Safety ................................................................................................ 10
Power Cord Selection .................................................................................. 10
Fuses .......................................................................................................... 11
Mechanical Safety ............................................................................................. 11
Introduction........................................................................................................... 18
Principles of Operation ...................................................................................... 19
Software Modes Available ................................................................................. 21
Operation .............................................................................................................. 22
Opening the LabChip GX Software.................................................................... 23
Creating Desktop Shortcuts............................................................................... 23
Creating a New Assay ....................................................................................... 24
Running an Assay ............................................................................................. 25
Select the Auto Export Settings ......................................................................... 29
Monitoring the Run ............................................................................................ 30
Stopping a Run ................................................................................................. 31
Continuing a Stopped Run ................................................................................ 32
Saving Data Files .............................................................................................. 33
Saving Workspace Files .................................................................................... 34
Selecting Wells using a Sample Names File ...................................................... 35
Using a Barcode to Specify the Sample Names File .................................... 36
Adding a New Plate ........................................................................................... 38
Placing the Barcode on the Plate ...................................................................... 40
Calibrating the Optics ........................................................................................ 41
Data Analysis ........................................................................................................ 42
How the Software Analyzes DNA Data .............................................................. 43
How the Software Analyzes Protein Data .......................................................... 45
How the Software Analyzes RNA Data .............................................................. 49
How the Software Analyzes Glycan Data........................................................... 54
How the Software Analyzes Protein Charge Variant Data .................................. 57
How the Software Analyzes Genomic DNA Data ............................................... 58
Organizing, Retrieving, and Backing Up Data Files ........................................... 59
Opening a New Workspace ............................................................................... 59
Opening a Data File .......................................................................................... 60
Adding a Collection to a Workspace .................................................................. 61
Selecting the Wells in a Collection .................................................................... 62
Using Sample Names Files ............................................................................... 63
Create a Sample Name File ......................................................................... 63
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