Bind-Silane and sequencing

[H. ROYCHOWDHURY]

On Wed, 14 Aug 1996, Jeremy Marcus wrote:

> In article <wmIYHDAXQOEyEw0r at genesys.demon.co.uk>, "Dr. Duncan Clark"
> <duncan at genesys.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> : Hi folks,
> : 
> : We are having the odd hiccup when using Bind-Silane treated plates for
> : sequencing.
> 
> (snip)
> 
> : Any hints or alternatives?
> 
> Try Sigmacote.  Cheap, and no hiccups.
> 
> Regards,
> Jeremy
> 
> 

Jeremy,
	Sigmacote is not an alternative since it is used to render a 
surface hydrophobic. In other words it is a 'repelling' agent and will 
not allow the gel to 'bind' to the glass plate.

Hiranya.