QIAcube Connect MDx User Manual 12/2020
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6.1
Cleaning agents
The following disinfectants and detergents are recommended for cleaning the QIAcube Connect
MDx.
Note
: If you want to use disinfectants different from those recommended, ensure that their
compositions are like those described below.
General cleaning of the QIAcube Connect MDx:
Mild Detergents (e.g., Mikrozid
®
AF sensitive)
70% ethanol (for cleaning the worktable only; not for cleaning the QIAcube Connect MDx
hood)
6.2
Disinfection
Ethanol-based disinfectants can be used for disinfection of surfaces, such as the worktable or inside
the centrifuge: e.g., 25 g ethanol and 35 g 1-propanol per 100 g liquid or Mikrozid Liquid (Schülke
& Mayr GmbH, e.g. cat. no. 109203 or 109160).
Disinfectants based on glyoxal and quaternary ammonium salt can be used for submerging
worktable items, the centrifuge rotor, and the waste drawer: e.g., 10 g glyoxal, 12 g
lauryldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, 12 g myristyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, and 5–
15% nonionic detergent per 100 g liquid, Lysetol
®
AF (Gigasept
®
Instru AF in Europe, cat. no.
107410, or DECON-QUAT
®
100, Veltek Associates, Inc., in the USA, cat. no. DQ100-06-167-01).
General instructions
Do not use spray bottles to spray cleaning or disinfectant liquids onto surfaces of the QIAcube
Connect MDx workstation. Spray bottles should be used only for items that have been
removed from the workstation.
If solvents or saline, acidic, or alkaline solutions are spilt on the QIAcube Connect MDx or if
QIAGEN buffers splash the instrument hood, wipe the spilt liquid away immediately.
Follow manufacturer's safety instruction for handling cleaning agents.
Follow manufacturer's instruction for soaking time and concentration of the cleaning agents.
Immersing for longer than the recommended soak time can harm the instrument.
Do not use alcohol or alcohol-based disinfectants to clean the QIAcube Connect MDx hood.
Exposing the QIAcube Connect MDx hood to alcohol or alcohol-based disinfectants will cause
surface cracking. Clean the QIAcube Connect MDx hood with distilled water only or a mild
detergent.
