SwabUp™LabMonitoringkitisfortracingDNAcontaminationhot-spotsinmolecularBIOLOGylabsinordertoefficientlyeliminatethemandpreventfutureoccurrence.
Smallamountsofamplicon-ortargetDNAcontaminationscouldleadtoPCRartifactsandfalsepositiveresults.Originatingfromaerosolizedfragmentsincentrifuges,Pipettesandotherlabequipmentorfromsmallsplattersduringworkingwithopenreactiontubes,contaminantDNAisveryhardtoremoveandcanleadtocrosscontaminationsbetweensamplesandwidespreadproblemsthroughoutthetestingprocedureandinterpretationofresults.SwabUp™LabMonitoringkitcontainsasamplecollectionsystemandDNAextractionsystem,whichwasoptimizedfortheefficientdetectionofthesmallestamountsofcontaminantDNA.
RecommendedUse/Scope
ThiskitisrecommendedfortheregularmonitoringofthelabworkareaanddetectionoftargetorampliconDNAcontaminations.
Labmonitoringshouldbeperformedinregulartimeintervals,wheresamplesarecollectedfromsurfacesand/orequipment,whichareeasilyexposedtotargetandampliconDNAcontaminations,e.g.,centrifuge,pipettes,reactiontuberacks,doorknobs,labbooks,computerkeyboard,computermouse,touchpad,desktopsandanysurfaceofamolecularlabworkarea.
SwabUp™LabMonitoringkitisforresearchuseonly.ItisnotrecommendedforclinicalanddiagnosticapplicationsorforthedetectionofRNAcontaminations.
KitComponents
Separatelypackedswabs,CollectionBuffertubes,spincolumn-basedDNAextractionSystem.
PackageSizes
- Cat.No.181-001010applications
- Cat.No.181-005050applications
RequiredConsumables
Ethanol(>96%abs.),1.5mlreactiontubes.
RequiredLabDevices
Microcentrifuge,heatblock,pipettingEquipment.
ShelfLifeandStorage
DNAextractionsystemshouldbestoredatroomtemperature,CollectionBuffertubesmustbestoredat2–8°C.Swabscanbestoredat2–30°C.