What is recommendated for drying the arrays?
With the NCode™ Rapid miRNA labeling system, centrifugation or compressed air may be used for drying, though centrifugation is recommended. With the original labeling system, it is critical to dry slides by centrifugation rather than with compressed air. In addition, slides should be immediately placed into centrifuge and dried after washing as to prevent any air-drying. If slides need to be transported to the centrifuge, keep them in the wash buffer until they are placed in the centrifuge. Allowing to air dry or drying with compressed air will lead to streaking and high background. We recommend using a centrifuge that can spin at the recommended 600 X g and contains a microtiter plate rotor adapter for the slide rack. The wash buffer tends to give a green background signal if allowed to air dry.
