Bang

English translation: OK, I think I have you ....

19:27 Nov 23, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments
English term or phrase: Bang
"Dump plate. Bang on paper towels and wash."

What is going on? Bang on paper towels?
Jonathan Widell
Canada
Local time: 03:09
Selected answer:OK, I think I have you ....
Explanation:
OK, since they're using multi-channel pipettes, this must be a multiwell plate. The standar way of cleaning these is to turn then upside down and 'bang' the plate on a couple of paper towels. This is because the wells are small and the liquid tends to stay in them. So, in this way you can remove whatever it is that is inside before adding a wash buffer so that that the wash is more effective (most contaminating liquid has been removed from the wells by banging them down on a paper towel). The papaer towel is not important (some have been known to just 'flick' the contents out into the sink, or on the floor!).

HTH
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5 +9OK, I think I have you ....
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4bang....
Elena Petelos
3put on paper towels
senin


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bang
put on paper towels


Explanation:
If you bang on some clothes, you put them on in a quick and possibly erratic mannar.

I am not sure as to why someone is putting on paper towels.

Could you give any more context?

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Note added at 26 mins (2004-11-23 19:54:10 GMT)
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with the information you have provided,: here is a pure guess.

The urine is probably collected in some sort of a container, then paper towels are put in the container to soak up the urine to use for testing.

Good luck :-)

senin
Local time: 08:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
bang
OK, I think I have you ....


Explanation:
OK, since they're using multi-channel pipettes, this must be a multiwell plate. The standar way of cleaning these is to turn then upside down and 'bang' the plate on a couple of paper towels. This is because the wells are small and the liquid tends to stay in them. So, in this way you can remove whatever it is that is inside before adding a wash buffer so that that the wash is more effective (most contaminating liquid has been removed from the wells by banging them down on a paper towel). The papaer towel is not important (some have been known to just 'flick' the contents out into the sink, or on the floor!).

HTH

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PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elena Petelos: ......:-)) faster......:-)//:-))) I bet...:-)) ...... same nightmare here :-)....///I will admit to banging on bench and using aforementioned towels ....... later on.......:-)))))
1 min
  -> Thanks again Elena - long experience this one : - / // You agree that the paper towels don't always get used then! ; -))

agree  jccantrell: yep, hit it on the paper towels would be my suggestion.
19 mins
  -> Thanks : - )

agree  sarahl (X)
38 mins
  -> Thanks sarahl

agree  Judith Kerman: As in "strike the plate forcefully against the paper towels."
2 hrs
  -> Yes, thanks Judith

agree  Refugio: or tap it hard
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Ruth

agree  Lamprini Kosma
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Lamprini

agree  senin: that sounds like it :-)
3 hrs
  -> Thanks senin

agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Saleh

agree  tappi_k
7 hrs
  -> Thanks tappitikarrassk
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bang
bang....


Explanation:
I am giving you the ELISA links, because they provide a good explanation of why you ....bang ...before washing with Wash buffer, EDTA and so on..... in order to remove any residue.



    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=el&q=bang+on+paper+towels+el...
    Reference: http://www.kmidiagnostics.com/protocols/ChlamydiaEngl%20CE.d...
Elena Petelos
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:09
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Native speaker of: Greek
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