TopCount Topics Application Notes Table of Contents |
001. |
Counting Non-Aqueous Samples in the TopCount Microplate Scintillation Counter
Solid phase IRMA, efficiencies in PicoPlates, organic samples |
002. |
Solid Scintillation Counting
LumaPlates™ : efficiencies, crosstalk, color quench correction, 51Cr and 125I |
003. |
Theory of TopCount Operation
Basic scintillation theory, single-PMT time resolved pulse discrimination, efficiency and background data, fast vs. slow scintillators |
004. |
Scintillation Proximity Assay on the TopCount Microplate Scintillation Counter
SPA: results from RIA kits on TopCount® vs. LSC; color quench correction |
005. |
Counting Aqueous Samples With the TopCount Microplate Scintillation Counter
Aqueous counting: efficiencies, chemical quench correction, DPM recoveries, sample load vs. efficiency in MicroScint cocktails |
006. |
TopCount Tandem Processing Using Automated Spreadsheets
Spreadsheet macros and tandem processing for Lotus 123 and Quattro Pro |
007. |
Solid-Phase RIA in Microplates
RIA and IRMA in-plate binding, streptavidin, TopCount® vs. Gamma Counter, polystyrene resistance to MicroScint cocktails |
008. |
Counting 51Cr Released in Cytotoxicity Assays
Cytotoxicity (CML) assays, 51Cr, TopCount® vs. Gamma results, LumaPlates |
009. |
Cell Proliferation Assays
3H thymidine uptake assay, TopCount® vs. LSC, UniFilter™, MicroMate 196™ |
010. |
Two Methods of Harvesting Receptor Binding Assays
Ligand-receptor binding, MicroMate 196™, Unifilter™, Brandel harvester |
011. |
Direct Counting of Millipore® MultiScreen® Filtration Plates
Cellular receptor binding, cell proliferation, enzyme inhibition and kinase assays, counting efficiencies |
012 |
Biological Applications of Microplate Scintillation Counting
General overview of cell proliferation, receptor binding, and in-plate binding assays, comparisons with LSC |
013. |
Crosstalk
Plate layout, 3H, 125I, 14C, 32P, chemiluminescence in a black plate |
014. |
The Measurement of Luminescence
Signal linearity and detection limits on TopCount, Promega (Luciferase), Lumigen (LumiPhos), Amersham (ECL, luminol), etc. |
015. |
Quench and Quench Correction
Basic theory of quench and correction, protocols for chemical and color quench correction curves on TopCount using UniFilter, LumaPlate, PicoPlate, OptiPlate |
016. |
ViewPlates : Methodology for Counting Isotopic and Luminescent Labels for Use in Adherent Cell Assays
Summary table of optimal counting parameters for ViewPlates on TopCount, efficiency and % optical crosstalk, 3 H, 14 C, 45 Ca, 32 P, 125 I, luminescence |
017. |
Reporter Gene Assays
Reporter gene, enzyme activity measurement assays, decay macro for short lived glow-type signals like Promega Luciferase, LumiGal |
018. |
Counting Radioisotopic and Luminescent Labels on Filters and Membranes With the FlexiFilter Plate
FlexiFilter for use in radioactive and non-radioactive detection, recommended try and collimator combinations, kinase assay, dot blot, cell proliferation |
019. |
Quench Correction in Scintillation Proximity Assays
Protocol for color quench correction for SPA |
020. |
Nucleic Acid Quantification by Chemiluminescence Assay of Polymerase Chain Reaction Products
Quantitative PCR, streptavidin coated plates, xanthine oxidase/ luminol |
021. |
High Throughput Screening for cAMP Formation by Scintillation Proximity Radioimmunoassay
Detecting cAMP by competitive SPA, 12-detectors, MultiPROBE |
022. |
Determination of Neutrophil Activation by Chemiluminescence Using the Packard TopCount Microplate Scintillation and Luminescence Counter
Low activity luminescent signal with 15 minute signal stability, LitePlate |
023. |
High Throughput Luminescence Assays Using Six Detectors
Multiple detector uniformity and linearity, LucLite and CytoLite |
024. |
Cerenkov Counting Performance on the TopCount Microplate Scintillation and Luminescence Counter
Counting performance on TopCount for linearity, volume effects, efficiency, background, and crosstalk, liquid and filters, microccentrifuge tube carriers |
025. |
Automated Recording of Luciferase-Reported Gene Transcription in Living Seedlings and Fruit Flies
Circadian rhythm, reporter gene assays, luciferase |
026. |
Implementation of a Robotics system for High Throughput Screening Utilizing Glow Luminescence
Cell based assay and compound distribution, MultiPROBE and Zymark integration |
027. |
Use of TopCount for Radioactivity Determination in Wipe Test
Use of the PicoPlate-24 and filter paper for wipe tests |
028. |
Dual Label DPM on the TopCount
Constant quench dual label DPM using calculations in custom cells |
029. |
High Efficiency Count Mode for SPA and Cytostar-T Assays
HECM using single pulse and lower discrimination adjustments |
030. |
Optimization of 33P Scintillation Proximity Assays Using Cesium Chloride Bead Suspension
Flotation method for SPA, reduces quench, higher efficiency |
031. |
33P Counting Performance on the TopCount and TopCount NXT Microplate Scintillation and Luminescence Counters
Proves counting of 33P on the TopCount, and discusses optimization |
032. |
Radioimmunoprecipitation Assay for Antibodies to Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase and Other Autoantigens in Microplates
Unique application for UniFilter |
AN4001-TC. |
This application note was replaced with AN4003-TC. |
AN4002-TC. |
Calibration, Normalization and IPA of the TopCount NXT
Serves as a supplement to the TopCount NXT Operation Manual |
AN4003-TC. |
Free Fat Cell Assay
Validates MicroScint E and TopCount for in-plate lipid extraction and counting |
AN004-TC. |
Using the TopCount Microplate Scintillation and Luminescence Counter and Deep-Well LumaPlate Microplates in Combination with Micro Separation Techniques for Metabolic Studies
Proves that TopCount/ LumaPlate is most sensitive for HPLC fraction counting |