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Bioruptor Pico ® Sonication System U S E R M A N U A L V e r s i o n 1 . 1 Bioruptor Pico ® Cat. No. B01060001...
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Diagenode, at its discretion, will repair or replace the product in accordance with the warranty terms and conditions stated herein. In case of repair or replacement of a product under warranty, Diagenode will cover the expenses to return the repaired or replacement product.
Diagenode recommends that pregnant women should not be exposed to 20-60 kHz wave lengths for a long period of time. Diagenode Inc. North America / Phone: +1 862 209-4680 // Fax: +1 862 209-4681 // Mail: orders.na@diagenode.com...
® Sonication bath Motorized lid Sonication Unit Power Cable (EU) Power Cable (US) Tube holder Water Cooler To learn more, please visit www.diagenode.com Diagenode Inc. North America / Phone: +1 862 209-4680 // Fax: +1 862 209-4681 // Mail: orders.na@diagenode.com...
Water Cooler and the Single Cycle Valve kit. Europe Diagenode sa / CHU - Tour GIGA - B34 - 3 e étage // Avenue de l’Hôpital, 1 // 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) // Belgium // Phone: (+32) 4 364 20 50 // Mail: info@diagenode.com...
400 mm or 15,74 inch). 4. Place the Single Cycle Valve on top of the Water cooler as shown in the image. Diagenode Inc. North America / Phone: +1 862 209-4680 // Fax: +1 862 209-4681 // Mail: orders.na@diagenode.com...
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8. Plug the power cord into the outlet of the Water cooler. Europe Diagenode sa / CHU - Tour GIGA - B34 - 3 e étage // Avenue de l’Hôpital, 1 // 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) // Belgium // Phone: (+32) 4 364 20 50 // Mail: info@diagenode.com...
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12. Press Start/Stop key to control the temperature. Note: See Water cooler manual for additional information Now you are ready to start ! Diagenode Inc. North America / Phone: +1 862 209-4680 // Fax: +1 862 209-4681 // Mail: orders.na@diagenode.com...
Switch on power switch (back side of sonication unit) Europe Diagenode sa / CHU - Tour GIGA - B34 - 3 e étage // Avenue de l’Hôpital, 1 // 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) // Belgium // Phone: (+32) 4 364 20 50 // Mail: info@diagenode.com...
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Machine has to rest for 20 Press STOP minutes before starting the next sonication run. Figure 3. Close Lid Screen Diagenode Inc. North America / Phone: +1 862 209-4680 // Fax: +1 862 209-4681 // Mail: orders.na@diagenode.com...
Sonication cycle & total sonication time: varies depending on desired DNA size (see table) Note: Recommended protocols are subject to change without notice. Additional protocols are available on demand. Diagenode Inc. North America / Phone: +1 862 209-4680 // Fax: +1 862 209-4681 // Mail: orders.na@diagenode.com...
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DNA High Sensitivity chip. Europe Diagenode sa / CHU - Tour GIGA - B34 - 3 e étage // Avenue de l’Hôpital, 1 // 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) // Belgium // Phone: (+32) 4 364 20 50 // Mail: info@diagenode.com...
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406.9 bp (CV%: 7.96%). All samples were analyzed on Bioanalyzer 2100 DNA High Sensitivity chips. C. Target Size: 300 bp D. Target Size: 400 bp Diagenode Inc. North America / Phone: +1 862 209-4680 // Fax: +1 862 209-4681 // Mail: orders.na@diagenode.com...
Pico sonication system. ® Europe Diagenode sa / CHU - Tour GIGA - B34 - 3 e étage // Avenue de l’Hôpital, 1 // 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) // Belgium // Phone: (+32) 4 364 20 50 // Mail: info@diagenode.com...
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3) RNA contamination in genomic DNA preparation should be carefully removed using RNase-DNase free enzymatic digestion since they might generate a biased fragment distribution profile on microfluidics-based platform (e.g. Agilent Bioanalyzer) or alter sonication effiency. Diagenode Inc. North America / Phone: +1 862 209-4680 // Fax: +1 862 209-4681 // Mail: orders.na@diagenode.com...
Note: Recommended protocols are subject to change without notice. Additional protocols are available on demand. Europe Diagenode sa / CHU - Tour GIGA - B34 - 3 e étage // Avenue de l’Hôpital, 1 // 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) // Belgium // Phone: (+32) 4 364 20 50 // Mail: info@diagenode.com...
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• Adding short centrifugation step(s) during the sonication round (e.g. after half of the cycle numbers) can significantly improve the results. • Protocols for other size ranges are available on request. Diagenode Inc. North America / Phone: +1 862 209-4680 // Fax: +1 862 209-4681 // Mail: orders.na@diagenode.com...
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Panel A, B and C: peak electropherogram view. Europe Diagenode sa / CHU - Tour GIGA - B34 - 3 e étage // Avenue de l’Hôpital, 1 // 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) // Belgium // Phone: (+32) 4 364 20 50 // Mail: info@diagenode.com...
• Sample concentration: Diagenode recommends using a DNA concentration of 10 ng/ µl. Using larger or smaller concentrations may result in variable peak distribution.
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Agilent Bioanalyzer) or alter sonication effiency. Europe Diagenode sa / CHU - Tour GIGA - B34 - 3 e étage // Avenue de l’Hôpital, 1 // 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) // Belgium // Phone: (+32) 4 364 20 50 // Mail: info@diagenode.com...
500, 000 cells) are analyzed on a 2% agarose gel (MW corresponds to the 100 bp DNA molecular weight marker). (MW corresponds to the 100 bp DNA molecular weight marker) Diagenode Inc. North America / Phone: +1 862 209-4680 // Fax: +1 862 209-4681 // Mail: orders.na@diagenode.com...
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