Reusing 96-well PCR plates

Has anyone had any luck cleaning out and reusing 96-well PCR plates? Our
lab goes through quite a bit of these and we are looking ot cut down on
their consumption. Specifically we are using the LabSource plates but
would be willing to change if it matters.

Thanks,

Eric Vallender
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Eric,

as long as they don't have any special coating (I don't think that), the
most important thing is to get rid of DNA in the wells. After flushing them
with water, immerse the plates into bleach (NaOCl/NaOH, 5 to 10% should do
it, household bleach is ok) over night. Then just rinse well with dd water
afterwards and let them dry.

Best,

Wo

At 11:06 19.09.2003 -0500, Eric Vallender wrote:

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