How were the RFID parameters for the 3500 consumables determined?
One development goal of the 3500 was to provide stringent quality control in order to help maximize instrument performance and first pass success rate. Extensive testing was performed to determine on instrument life for each consumable. This testing demonstrated that the shelf-life of the POP™ polymer could be extended from 6 months to 9 months for polymer in pouches, and the prepared anode and cathode buffer can remain on the instrument up to 7 days with no drop in performance (current recommendation is to prepare and replace the buffer every other day for previous instruments). Expired reagents, or reagents prepared with poor quality water, can lead to loss of resolution or system contamination resulting in extensive efforts on the part of service to recover proper performance on the system.
