The process of purifying nucleic acid from genomic, viral, or cellular origins is simplified with high-throughput, automated DNA and RNA purification systems. Sample preparation workstations minimize or eradicate contamination in samples destined for refined downstream applications. Automated systems reduce inconsistencies in sample yield, preparing uniform quantities for PCR applications and sequencing analyses. Important considerations for these systems are the number of samples processed daily and the available laboratory space. In contrast to low throughput manual kits, automated DNA and RNA purification systems can process 12 to 96 samples in less than 30 minutes or 1 hour, respectively, and allow various handling volumes ranging from 1uL to 1000uL. Touchscreen, user-friendly interfaces provide nucleic acid purification simplicity, and robotic arms decrease contamination. These instruments are an investment, so features such as size, capacity, usage, price, and versatility should be taken into consideration.
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Esco Airstream A2 (AC2 / AR2) series BSCs are compact-sized, low height, low energy, low noise biosafety cabinets, condensing the advanced safety and ergonomic features into a small footprint, and following features:
- The most energy efficient BSC
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Esco Labculture A2 (LA2 / LR2) series BSCs are full-sized, high performance, biological safety cabinets, designed to provide maximum operator and product protection, with large work zone area, optimum user ergonomics, and following features:
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The UltraClean® 6 Minute Mini Plasmid Prep kit allows the recovery of high yields of pure plasmid from E.coli strains. In our lab, we usually obtain plasmid DNA that gives an A260/A280 absorbance ratio of 1.8-1.9. The time spent for the isolation is ...
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The MultiPROBE® II Plus (MP II) is a liquid handler from Revvity; it uses syringes and a peristaltic pump. To pipette liquid from a source it will use the syringes to move a liquid through very small tubes letting...
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