Bio-Rad ProteinChip Qualification and Calibration Kits - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................1
1.1 Product and Protocol Description........................................................................1
1.2 Storage and Handling..........................................................................................2
Chapter 2 Use of the ProteinChip ® OQ Kit ............................................................4
2.1 Overview..............................................................................................................4
2.2 File and Protocol Setup .......................................................................................5
2.3 OQ Maintenance Procedures ..............................................................................9
2.3.1
Maintenance Procedure 1 — High Voltage (HV) Conditioning ..............9
2.3.2 Maintenance Procedure 2 — Detector Calibration ................................9
2.4 OQ Tests............................................................................................................12
2.4.1
Test 1 — Detector Sensitivity ...............................................................12
2.4.2 Test 2 — Mass Drift and Resolution at 5.96 kD...................................15
2.4.3 Test 3 — Mass Resolution at 1 kD.......................................................19
2.4.4 Test 4 — Mass Accuracy .....................................................................22
Appendix A Installation Qualification (IQ) Certificate ...........................................29
Appendix B Protocol Acceptance Form .................................................................30
Appendix C Data Export Procedure ........................................................................31
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