Technical Guide

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Map symbol | Pond | Embankments, | Aquifer-fed | Grassed | Drainage and soil name | reservoir | dikes, and | excavated | waterways | | areas | levees | ponds | | | | | | | ____________________ |___________________ |___________________ |___________________ |___________________ |___________________ | | | | | Aa: | | | | | Alluvial Land-----|Not rated---------|Not rated---------|Not rated---------|Not rated---------|Not rated---------| | | | | Ab: | | | | | Au Gres-----------|Very limited: |Very limited: |Very limited: |Very limited: |Very limited: | seepage. | depth to saturated | cutbanks cave. | depth to saturated | depth to saturated | | zone, seepage. | | zone, droughty. | zone, cutbanks | | | | | cave. | | | | | Saugatuck---------|Very limited: |Very limited: |Very limited: |Very limited: |Very limited: | seepage, depth to | thin layer, depth | cutbanks cave. | droughty, depth to | depth to thin | cemented pan. | to saturated zone, | | saturated zone. | cemented pan, | | seepage. | | | depth to saturated | | | | | zone, cutbanks | | | | | cave. | | | | | Ba: | | | | | Brevort-----------|Very limited: |Very limited: |Very limited: |Very limited: |Very limited: | seepage. | ponding, depth to | cutbanks cave. | depth to saturated | ponding, depth to | | saturated zone, | | zone, restricted | saturated zone, | | piping. | | permeability. | cutbanks cave. | | | | | Ca: | | | | | Carlisle----------|Very limited: |Very limited: |Somewhat limited: |Very limited: |Very limited: | seepage. | content of organic | cutbanks cave. | depth to saturated | ponding, depth to | | matter, ponding, | | zone. | saturated zone, | | depth to saturated | | | content of organic | | zone. | | | matter. | | | | | Cb: | | | | | Coral-------------|Somewhat limited: |Very limited: |Somewhat limited: |Very limited: |Very limited: | seepage. | depth to saturated | slow refill, | depth to saturated | depth to saturated | | zone, seepage. | cutbanks cave. | zone, water | zone, frost | | | | erosion. | action, cutbanks | | | | | cave. | | | | | Cc: | | | | | Coral-------------|Somewhat limited: |Very limited: |Somewhat limited: |Very limited: |Very limited: | seepage. | depth to saturated | slow refill, | depth to saturated | depth to saturated | | zone, seepage. | cutbanks cave. | zone, water | zone, frost | | | | erosion, slope. | action, cutbanks | | | | | cave. | | | | | Cd: | | | | | Croswell----------|Very limited: |Somewhat limited: |Very limited: |Somewhat limited: |Very limited: | seepage. | seepage, depth to | cutbanks cave, | droughty, depth to | cutbanks cave, | | saturated zone. | deep to water. | saturated zone. | depth to saturated | | | | | zone. | | | | | Melita------------|Very limited: |Very limited: |Very limited: |Somewhat limited: |Very limited: | seepage. | seepage. | deep to water. | droughty. | cutbanks cave. | | | | | Ce: | | | | | Croswell----------|Very limited: |Somewhat limited: |Very limited: |Somewhat limited: |Very limited: | seepage. | seepage, depth to | cutbanks cave, | droughty, slope, | cutbanks cave, | | saturated zone. | deep to water. | depth to saturated | depth to saturated | | | | zone. | zone. | | | | | Melita------------|Very limited: |Very limited: |Very limited: |Somewhat limited: |Very limited: | seepage. | seepage. | deep to water. | droughty, slope. | cutbanks cave. | | | | |


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Message from Monobind's president: 2023© Monobind Inc. www.monobind.comISO 13485 Certified Lake Forest, CA 92630 USA Since its inception in 1977 Monobind, an ISO 13485 certified company, has pioneered in providing diagnostic tools to healthcare professionals at affordable prices.The expertise acquired through years of hard work has allowed Monobind significant immunoassay market penetration.With a distributor network spanning established and emerging worldwide markets in 110+ countries, Monobind looks forward to an even brighter future.As a global brand and leading manufacturer, our company is a major player in the field of diagnostic immunoassay systems.
Monobind's success can be attributed to the high quality and user friendliness of our product line.Customer care and quality consciousness are the hallmarks of Monobind.Close connections with universities and reference labs allow Monobind to provide the technical support to launch new projects in reduced time frames.
Our experience in producing quality raw materials, for our own use and for other diagnostic manufacturers, delivers a sustainable competitive advantage built from cost-efficiency.Monobind's history reveals a commitment to R&D and an impressive record of innovation in basic diagnostic techniques.Our products have helped transform the diagnostic practices from science to art by enabling improved, reliable patient care at an affordable cost.
In recent years, Monobind has integrated its systems to harmonize communications and work between R&D, QC, Manufacturing and Administration.We make continual improvements and have put substantial investment into our website to allow customers to access their account 24 x 7. Customers can go online to place orders, check order status, and view their account history and statements.Monobind's focus and dedication, as well as the market's growing demand for our product line make our many innovations possible.This includes our totally unique, VAST® immunoassay product line which uses combination calibrators to support detection of multiple analytes in just one kit.VAST® is available in ELISA and CLIA for Anemia, Cancer, Diabetes, Fertility, Prenatal and Thyroid Panels with more to come in the future.Monobind also offers a range of QSure® Controls designed as a compliment to reagents and augmentation of laboratory QC.
Monobind works with leading automated and semi-automated instrument makers to customize equipment for our AccuBind® ELISA and AccuLite CLIA® products.Monobind offers analyzers for both technologies, including NeoEldex®, PrisMatic®, NeoLumax®, LuMatic™, and walkaway systems such as Autoplex® and TITIN® programmed to run our assays.Additionally, we provide 1000s of applications for existing instrumentation from such companies as Awareness Technology, Dynex and Gold Standard Diagnostics.We thank our partners for their collaboration and support, which has allowed our positioning to meet the needs of small-to-large volume testing in clinical labs.
Finally, I wish to thank our customers and distributors for their support and dedication.Their efforts have resulted in Monobind brand recognition in the highly competitive, global immunoassay market.This would not be possible without Monobind's team of skilled professionals who provide the fundamental base for our market success.With our rigorous pursuit of excellence and new product development, Monobind is building a robust future in the biomedical field.We hope to share this vision with you.

Monobind Products
Our leading edge assay design, backed by substantial, ongoing R&D efforts, represents our fundamental commitment to deliver best-in-class products.To meet this goal several performance characteristics for our products were established and systems implemented throughout the organization to monitor it.
Most saliently, Monobind products must be easy-to-use, high quality, reproducible and stable.These apply to both ELISA and CLIA methodologies.
ELISA (Monobind AccuBind ® ) method is the mostly widely known and accepted design for diagnostic assays.Most assays have incubation times of 1 hour + 15 minutes with straight forward instructions.
Competitive and equilibrium tests can be performed in this format on either antibody or streptavidin plates.Characteristic of this format is the colorimetric analysis using a spectrophotometer.
The second format of Monobind assays is CLIA (Monobind AccuLite ® ).New and state-of-the-art, CLIA assays offer some advantages compared to the traditional ELISA method.Competitive and equilibrium tests can still be performed in this format on either antibody or streptavidin plates but with shorter incubation times; the common incubation time is 45 minutes + 5 minutes.What truly distinguishes this format from any previous method is its use of a chemiluminescent compound to elicit the results of the reaction with an increased dynamic range and greater low-end sensitivity than ELISA.

Purpose of this Guide
Monobind wishes to bring user-friendly products and has created this guide to help ensure you have the best experience with our products.Knowing more about Monobind products and proper procedures, including common pitfalls is critical in developing your skill.This guide will deepen your understanding and help you perform the assays with excellent results time after time.It offers important information and tips directly from Monobinds' technical staff.You will learn how to interpret results and practice good laboratory technique.
We hope you enjoy this guide and your experience using Monobind products.Should you have any further questions, please contact your dealer or Monobind support staff at: techsupport@monobind.com