QIAcube Connect MDx User Manual 12/2020
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Do not submerge buffer bottles in 70% alcohol. The blue ring is not ethanol resistant.
Take care that no liquid runs down the touchscreen. Liquid may be drawn through the dust
protection sealing by capillary forces and cause malfunction of the display. To clean the
touchscreen, moisten a soft lint-free cloth with water, ethanol, or a mild detergent and carefully
wipe the display. Wipe dry with a paper towel.
Removal of RNase contamination
RNase
Zap
®
RNase Decontamination Solution (Ambion, Inc., cat. no AM9780) can be used for
cleaning surfaces and submerging worktable items, centrifuge rotor, and waste drawer. RNase
Zap
can also be used to perform decontamination by spraying the respective worktable items.
Removal of nucleic acid contamination
DNA-ExitusPlus™ (AppliChem, cat. no. A7089,0100) can be used for cleaning surfaces and
submerge worktable items, centrifuge rotor, and waste drawer. DNA-ExitusPlus can also be used to
perform decontamination by spraying the respective worktable items (use the nucleic acid
decontamination agent according to the manufacturer´s instructions). Although the supplier of DNA-
ExitusPlus only recommends to clean items when there are unwanted dried residual traces of the
reagent, we recommend to wipe items with a wet lint-free cloth and sterile water at any rate.
This is especially important for the rotor and swing-out buckets so that the buckets do not get stuck
during centrifugation and positioning.
CAUTION
Damage to the instrument
[C10]
Do not use bleach, solvents, or reagents containing acids, alkalis, or abrasives
to clean QIAcube Connect MDx.
CAUTION
Damage to the instrument
[C11]
Do not use spray bottles containing alcohol or disinfectant to clean surfaces of
the QIAcube Connect MDx. Spray bottles should be used only to clean items
that have been removed from the worktables.
WARNING
Risk of fire
[W24]
Do not allow cleaning fluid or decontamination agents to come into contact
with the electrical parts of the QIAcube Connect MDx.
