μL of plasma (containing approximately 350 μg of total
protein and 13 μg of IgA) with camelid antibody domains immobilized
on agarose beads (CaptureSelect IgA Affinity Matrix, Thermo Fisher
Scientific, Waltham, MA) as previously described.13 (link) Ten μL of bead slurry were pipetted into each well
of a 96-well Orochem filter plate (AcroPrep, Pall Corporation, Ann
Arbor, MI, USA). The beads were washed three times with 200 μL
ultrapure water (prepared at 18.2 MΩ with a Purelab Ultra, Veolia
Water Technologies Netherlands B.V., Ede, The Netherlands). and three
times with PBS 1× solution on vacuum manifold. Five μL
of sample were added to 100 μL of PBS in each well and incubated
with shaking for 1 h at room temperature (RT). The beads were washed
on vacuum manifold with 3 × 200 μL PBS 1× and three
times 200 μL water. The captured IgA was released from the beads
with 100 μL of 100 mM formic acid, eluted in PP V-bottom plates
by centrifugation (1 min, 100g), and dried at 50
°C in a vacuum centrifuge.