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Poll: Time and voltage for wet transfer to PVDF - (Apr/13/2011 )

I'm trying to use tris/glycine/20%MeOH (Towbin's) with 0.1% SDS to wet transfer onto PVDF. I think I'm blowing right through the membrane; my markers are not on the membrane or the gel after 100V for 2hrs.

If you use Towbin's buffer and a wet transfer system to PVDF (mine is bioRad mini):

What is your:

Voltage:
Time:
SDS concentration:

-polaris-

15 v
overnight.
0.1 % SDS

What size range is your protein/marker? Most proteins don't blow through PVDF.

-bob1-

polaris on Wed Apr 13 21:28:54 2011 said:


I'm trying to use tris/glycine/20%MeOH (Towbin's) with 0.1% SDS to wet transfer onto PVDF. I think I'm blowing right through the membrane; my markers are not on the membrane or the gel after 100V for 2hrs.

If you use Towbin's buffer and a wet transfer system to PVDF (mine is bioRad mini):

What is your:

Voltage:
Time:
SDS concentration:

Hola, your conditions are adequates for transfer, so have you check polarity, and activate PVDF with methanol For me these are the causes to fail. Buena suerte

-protolder-

bob1 on Wed Apr 13 23:35:01 2011 said:


15 v
overnight.
0.1 % SDS

What size range is your protein/marker? Most proteins don't blow through PVDF.



Markers go from 14k to 97k.

-polaris-


Hola, your conditions are adequates for transfer, so have you check polarity, and activate PVDF with methanol For me these are the causes to fail. Buena suerte



Polarity is correct, transfer goes from black to red side, gel is on black side membrane is on red side, PVDF is activated and rinsed...

-polaris-

I use only 10% MeOH and no SDS, but I either transfer at 100 V for 2 hrs or 30 V overnight.

-kfunk106-

it is recommended that you use no more than 0.05% sds in the transfer buffer or it may not strip properly, thereby interfering with binding to the membrane.

check the western blot handbook.
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-mdfenko-