Product information
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Product description .................................................................... 7
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About the instrument ................................................................... 8
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About the software ................................................................... 10
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Workflow ............................................................................ 13
IMPORTANT! Before using this product, read and understand the information in the “Safety” appendix
in this document.
Product description
The QuantStudio
™
12K Flex OpenArray
™
AccuFill
™
System is the automated system for loading DNA
samples and PCR master mix from a 384-well plate to OpenArray
™
Plates. After the OpenArray
™
Plates
are loaded, they are ready for real-time PCR on a compatible Applied Biosystems
™
real-time PCR
instrument.
The QuantStudio
™
12K Flex OpenArray
™
AccuFill
™
System includes the following components:
•
OpenArray
™
AccuFill
™
Instrument
•
OpenArray
™
AccuFill
™
Software
•
Computer
The following items are key features of the OpenArray
™
AccuFill
™
Software v2.0:
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Flexible workflow options, including a full run workflow and quick run workflows
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Download or generation of TPF or SPF files from within the software
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Creation of 384-well DNA sample plate files, or mapping 384-well plate files from 96-well plates,
with easy sample renaming and recovery from pipetting errors
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Export of 96-well and 384-well sample plate files
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Export of OpenArray
™
Plate files in CSV or XLSX format
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Generation of loaded transcript plate file (TPF) or SNP plate file (SPF) (integrate the assay
information with the DNA sample information), and export of the files for import into a compatible
real-time PCR system
•
Dispensing of PCR master mix and DNA sample across the surface of the OpenArray
™
Plate
For more information, see “Overview of the instrument” on page 8 or “Overview of the software” on
page 10.
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QuantStudio
™
12K Flex OpenArray
™
AccuFill
™
System User Guide
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