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In cases of red or brown discolorations appearing on the chamber sides, the following
cleaning procedure will work in most cases:
1. Incubate the myograph chamber for 30 minutes with 20µl of a 2mM T-1210
Tetrakis-(2-pyridylmethyl)-ethylenediamine solution dissolved in double distilled
water.
2. Use a swab-stick to mechanically clean all the affected surfaces during the
last 15 minutes of the incubation period.
3. Wash the myograph chamber several times with double distilled water.
4. Incubate the myograph chamber with 96% ethanol for 10 minutes while
continuing the mechanical cleaning with a swab-stick.
5. Remove the ethanol solution and wash a few times with double distilled water.
Incubate the myograph chamber with an 8% acetic acid solution for 10 minutes
and continue the mechanical cleaning with a swab-stick.
6. Wash the myograph chamber several times with double distilled water.
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User Manual vers. 1.4 Chapter 5