Capillary handling and storage (clogging prevention)

In order to prevent capillary clogging, make sure you follow these do's and don't's:

Standard Capillary:

Storage instructions for the standard capillary

1. Short-term storage (a few days):

• Rinse the capillary thoroughly with 1M NaOH and subsequently with milliQ water.
• Leave the capillary mounted on the instrument.

2. Long-term storage (a few weeks)

• ‍Rinse the capillary thoroughly with 1M NaOH and subsequently with milliQ water.
• Place an empty glass vial (with a cap) at the inlet and blow air through to dry.

Follow the same steps for the Fidabio Kinetics capillary (ID: 50 μm, Ltot: 70 cm, Leff: 54cm)

Permemently coated capillary

Storage instructions for the permanently coated capillary

Short-term storage (a few days):

• Rinse the capillary thoroughly with 0.1% phosphoric acid and subsequently with miliQ water.‍
• Leave the capillary mounted on the instrument.

Long-term storage (a few weeks):

• Rinse the capillary thoroughly with 0.1% phosphoric acid and subsequently with miliQ water.
• Place an empty glass vial (with a cap) at the inlet and blow air through to dry.
• Dismount the capillary.
• Store it on the original cardboard base.

If in doubt please contact: support@fidabio.com

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