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DIAGENODE
BIORUPTOR
®
PLUS
USER MANUAL
Europe Diagenode sa
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@
diagenode.com
O rings
(for 10ml, 15ml, 50ml tube holders)
By removing the black knob, it is possible to replace the O-ring. The complete tube holder chip
(including O-ring) can be sterilized in the autoclave. After more than 20 autoclave sterilizations
the O-ring might need to be replaced (visit www.diagenode.com).
Holding Plates
(included with any tube holder)
The holding plate for 10 ml and 15 ml tubes can accommodate up to
6 tubes. For 50 ml tubes, the sample holding plate can accommodate
up to 3 tubes. The holding plates should always be completely filled to
guarantee homogeneity of shearing.
Standard protocols
DNA shearing
For DNA shearing we highly recommend to use the tube holder for 0.5/0.65 ml tubes (Cat. No.
UCD-pack 0.5) and the corresponding Bioruptor
®
0.5 ml Microtubes for DNA Shearing (Cat. No.
WA-004-0500).
To use the tube holder, remove the lower part by turning counterclockwise. Then place microtubes into the unit. Attach
the lower part to the upper part of the adaptor. To guarantee homogeneity of DNA shearing, the tube holders should
always be completely filled with tubes. Never leave empty spaces in the tube holder. Fill the empty spaces with tubes
containing the same volume of distilled water.
Operating conditions
Sample volume:
100 μl
Tubes:
Bioruptor
®
0.5 ml Microtubes for DNA Shearing (Cat. No. WA-004-0500)
Tube holder:
0.5/0.65 ml tube holder (Cat. No. UCD-pack 0.5) for 12 x 0.5 ml tubes
Sonication buffer:
TE (10 mM Tris, 1mM EDTA), pH 7.5 - 8.0
DNA concentration:
0.001-0.02 μg/μl (0.01 μg/μl recommended)
0.5/0.65 ml tube holder (Cat.
No. UCD-pack 0.5)
Bioruptor
®
0.5 ml
Microtubes for DNA
Shearing
(Cat. No. WA-004-0500)