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Common steps for making a TMA block from formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) cell, protein, DNA or RNA samples

Step 1:
Punch an empty hole on a TMA block in the arrayer with an appropriate punching pen.

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Step 2:
Mark the coring area(s) on a cell, protein, DNA or RNA donor block.

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Step 3:
Coring the marked area vertically on the donor block to obtain a tissue core with an appropriate coring pen.

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Step 4:
Eject the sample core inside the coring pen collected in Step 3 into the previously made hole (Step 1).

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Step 5:
Completion of a TMA block. With our Quickarrayer, repeat Step 1 to 4, TMA blocks of cell, protein, DNA or RNA with different core sizes and layouts can be easily and precisely created.

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