Method for substantially preventing contamination of electrical contacts

Abstract

A method to substantially eliminate carry-over contamination due to electrical contacts in a device, wherein the electrical contacts are in contact with one or more macromolecules during a procedure and wherein an amount of said one or more macromolecules remains on said electrical contacts after contact is completed, the method comprising heating said electrical contacts and/or said amount of one or more macromolecules remaining on said electrical contacts such that said one or more macromolecules remaining thereon are rendered substantially unable to interact with macromolecules of subsequent procedures and are rendered substantially unable to adversely participate in reactions of subsequent procedures in which said electrical contacts later are used.

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