From: Disher, Rose [CNTUS] <DisherR@Centocor.com>
  To  : ">"'Jeffry C. Nichols'" , rasmb@bbri.org
  Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 08:29:11 -0400

RE: cleaning quartz windows

I have had excellent results with RBS-35 detergent from Pierce Chemical.  It
has the cleaning power of the more aggressive acid or base cleaners, but is
non-corrosive and safe to handle.  It doesn't etch the windows, and I have
never had any problems with residues or sample carry-over.

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Jeffry C. Nichols [jcn@bioc.rice.edu]">mailto:jcn@bioc.rice.edu]
		Sent:	Tuesday, April 25, 2000 5:25 PM
		To:	rasmb@bbri.org
		Subject:	cleaning quartz windows

		Quick question--how do most people clean the quartz windows?
Is 
		something like No-Chromix (an alternative to Chro-merge,
using 
		sulphuric acid) okay for the windows?  Or would a base
cleaner be 
		better/safer?

		Thanks.

		Jeffry C. Nichols, PhD
		Instructor/Lab Coordinator
		Rice University
		Biochemistry Department
		Houston, Texas

		Phone:  713-348-2660