Re: PCR without plastic consumables? Save money, save the environment...any experience?

We reuse our rubber 96 well plate lids. They wash with soapy water,
rinsed then sprayed with ethanol and then autoclaved before reuse.

On Jan 18, 8:22 pm, Tristan Eversole <customerserv...@trioptimum.com>
wrote:
> You know, I have that book, but I haven't gotten around to reading it. I'd like to try reusing materials; if I get to it, I'll let you know how it goes.
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> On Jan 17, 2012, at 7:56 AM, Chris wrote:
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> > I have been reading Eva Harris' book "A Low-Cost Approach to PCR:
> > Appropriate Transfer of Biomolecular Techniques".
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> >http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195119266/ref=pe_175190_21431760_cs_sce_dp_1
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> > The book explains how she has setup clinics / labs and used PCR to
> > help physicians, epidemiologists, public health workers, and health
> > policy professionals in developing nations monitor disease.  Its been
> > great read and quite informative on how to do PCR on a budget.  She
> > explains processes for reuse and cleaning of plastic and glass
> > consumables.  I was curious if anyone in the group here has experience
> > reusing plastic and glassware that typically are thought of as
> > consumables?  Is it worth it?  How much time does it take?  Any tips
> > or tricks? She goes as far as cleaning out pipette tips for reuse and
> > claims success.
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