CAN CustomArray BE RE-USED AFTER THE FIRST HYBRIDIZATION?
A single CustomArray microarray can be stripped three times using the CombiMatrix CustomArray Stripping Kit. The CustomArray Stripping protocol is based on chemical denaturation of DNA:DNA and DNA:RNA hybrids between oligonucleotide probes on microarrays and corresponding labeled targets. As a result of this denaturation, labeled targets are removed from oligonucleotide probes and washed off microarrays. The resultant stripped CustomArray microarrays can be used in the same way as newly synthesized ones. In total, the CombiMatrix Stripping Kit would enable you to use a single CustomArray microarray four times.