
SiliCycle MiniBlock® User Guide
1. Usage and Safety Precauons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cleaning .................................................................................................... 6
Maintenance ............................................................................................... 6
Storage ..................................................................................................... 6
Temperature ................................................................................................ 6
Pressure .................................................................................................... 6
Components ................................................................................................ 6
Document Convenons ...................................................................................... 6
2. General .................................................................................... 7
2.1. The SiliCycle MiniBlock Reacon Tubes .................................................................... 8
2.2. SiliCycle MiniBlock Conguraons ....................................................................... 10
2.2.1. Ambient Temperature Conguraons ............................................... 11
2.2.2. Plugs for Unused Pinch-Tube Inserts ................................................ 11
2.2.3. Controlled Temperature Conguraons ............................................. 11
2.2.4. Combining Red and Blue SiliCycle MiniBlocks Into 96-Well Format ....................... 12
2.3. SiliCycleMiniBlock System Materials .................................................................... 12
2.3.1. SiliCycle MiniBlock Metal Components .............................................. 12
2.3.2. Reacon Tube Materials .......................................................... 12
2.3.3. Pinch-Tube Insert Materials ....................................................... 12
2.3.4. Septa Materials ................................................................. 13
2.4. SiliCycleMiniBlock Temperature Control ................................................................. 14
2.5. SiliCycle MiniBlock Reacons Requiring an Inert Atmosphere .............................................. 15
3. SiliCycle MiniBlock Assembly and Reacon Setup ................................................ 16
3.1. Pre-Assembly Checks .................................................................................. 16
3.2. SiliCycle MiniBlock Assembly ........................................................................... 18
3.2.1. Setup for Ambient Temperature Reacon ............................................ 18
3.2.2. Setup for Controlled Temperature Reacon .......................................... 18
3.2.3. Inserng Reacon Tubes .......................................................... 19
3.2.4. Sealing for Reacons Not Requiring Inert Condions .................................. 20
3.2.5. Sealing for Reacons Requiring Inert Condions ...................................... 22
3.2.6. Closing the SiliCycle MiniBlock Valve ................................................ 23
4. Reacon Setup, Mixing and Incubaon ......................................................... 24
4.1. Resin Addion – Solid-Phase Reacons .................................................................. 24
4.1.1. Resin Addion – Serial ........................................................... 24
4.1.2. Resin Addion – Parallel .......................................................... 24
4.1.3. IRORI® Kans™ ................................................................... 24
4.1.4. Resin Swelling .................................................................. 24
4.2. Inert Atmosphere ..................................................................................... 24
4.3. Adding Solvents and Reagents .......................................................................... 25
4.4. Reacon Mixing and Incubaon ........................................................................ 26
4.4.1. Shaking Staons ................................................................ 26
4.4.1.1. Securing SiliCycle MiniBlocks on the Shaking Staon ................................. 26
4.4.1.2. Balancing the Shaking Staon .................................................... 26
4.4.1.3. Pre-Operaonal Shaking Staon Check ............................................ 27
4.4.1.4. Seng Agitaon Speed ......................................................... 28
4.5. Incubaon ............................................................................................ 28
4.5.1. Aaching the Manifold to the Shaker ............................................... 28
4.5.2. Connecng to the Recirculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.5.3. Tesng the Recirculaon System ................................................... 29