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.