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Covaris 96 OneTUBE-10 Adaptive Focused Acoustics Plate

Nov 17, 2017

Covaris has released the 96 OneTUBE-10 AFA Plate, which uses the company's Adaptive Focused Acoustics technology to eliminate mechanical DNA shearing in the next-generation sequencing library prep workflow through end repair, A-tailing, ligation, and SPRI cleanup. OneTUBE-10 is specifically designed for use with Covaris' AFA technology for DNA shearing at volumes of 10 to 50 µL; is compatible with standard heat blocks, magnets, and thermocyclers; and can be used on any liquid-handling platform, the company said.

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