Viral Nucleic Acid Extraction at High Recovery Yields

11 Apr 2016

In this application note Tecan and MACHEREY_NAGEL demonstrate an automated method to produce reliable isolation of viral DNA and RNA. This method provides high yields and pure viral nucleic acid using MACHEREY-NAGEL NucleoMag® 96 Virus kit on a Freedom EVO® platform from Tecan. The results of this study show that the method reduces risk of contamination while retaining flexibility.

Freedom EVO® with Dual Liquid Handling Arms

Tecan

Tecan’s Freedom EVO series of automated workstations offer unrivalled processing speed and flexibility thanks to a unique feature that allows two liquid handling (LiHa) arms to act completely independently. Each arm of eight variable-spacing pipetting tips can be adapted to handle high volumes, for example of cell culture media, as well as low volumes of precious reagents or samples. The dual LiHa arms can run in parallel with the robotic manipulator (RoMa) arm which moves labware around the worktable, and are fully compatible with Tecan’s extensive range of application options, including storage elements, stirrers and incubation, separation or reading devices. This capability is a great asset for a variety of applications, including hit picking, serial dilutions, consecutive sample transfer and other aspects of assay preparation, and can greatly enhance the liquid handling power of any laboratory.

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