描述

Thequbit4FlurometeristhelatestversionofthepopularQubitfluorometerdesignedtoaccuratelymeasureDNA,RNA,andproteinquantity,andnowalsoRNAintegrityandquality,usingthehighlysensitiveQubitassays.TheQubit4Fluorometerwasre-engineeredtoruntheQubitRNAIQ(integrity&quality)assay.TheQubit4FluorometerandRNAIQAssayKitworktogethertoaccuratelydistinguishintactfromdegradedRNAinjusttwoeasysteps.

ForallQubitassays,theconcentrationorqualityofthetargetmoleculeinthesampleisreportedbyafluorescentdyethatemitsasignalonlywhenboundtothetarget,whichminimizestheeffectsofcontaminantsontheresult.Theeasy-to-usetouch-screenmenusmakeiteasytoselectandruntheassaysyouneed,withresultsdisplayedinjustafewseconds.

KeyfeaturesoftheQubit4Fluorometerinclude:
•FastandhighlyaccuratequantitationofDNA,RNA,andproteininlessthanthreesecondspersample
•MeasuresintactRNAinlessthan5secondspersample
•Highlevelsofaccuracyusingonly1–20μLofsample,evenwithverydilutesamples
•On-boardReagentCalculatorquicklygeneratesQubitworkingsolutionpreparationinstructions
•Storesresultsfromupto1000samples
•Large5.7-inch,state-of-the-artcolortouchscreenforeasyworkflownavigation
•Graphicaldisplayindicateswhensamplesareintheextendedrangeoroutofrange
•Smallfootprintsavesspaceonyourbench
•ExportsdatatoaUSBdriveordirectlytoyourcomputerviaaUSBcable
•ABIlitytopersonalizeyourQubitfluorometerwiththeassaysyourunmost,addnewassays,orevencreateyourownassayswiththeMyQubitsoftwareandwebtool
•LanguageofyourchoiceincludingEnglish,French,Spanish,Italian,German,simplifiedChinese,andJapanese

TheQubit4FlurometercanalsobeusedtodirectlymeasurethefluorescenceofsamplesusingFluorometermode.Additionally,IonSphereParticlequalitycanbeevaluatedontheQubit4FluorometerusingtheIonSphereQualityControlKitpriortoperformingasequencingrunontheIonPGMsequencer.

EnablesmoreaccurateresultsthanwithUVabsorbanceatlowconcentrations
TheQubit4FluorometerisfarmoresensitivethanUVabsorbance,whichmeasuresanythingabsorbingat260nm,includingDNA,RNA,protein,freenucleotides,orexcesssalts.Moreover,UVspectrophotometryisoftennotsensitiveenoughtoaccuratelymeasurelowconcentrationsofDNAandRNA.WiththeQubitfluorometer,yourresearchisenhancedbymoreaccuratemeasurementsbecausethedyesintheQubitassaykitsfluoresceonlywhenboundtotheselectedmolecule(DNA,RNAorprotein)inyoursample.Thisallowsyoutoavoidrepeatingworkduetoinaccuratemeasurements.

Fast,simple,andaccuratemeasurementofRNAquality
TheQubitRNAIQassayprovidesafast,simplemethodtocheckwhetheranRNAsamplehasdegraded.Theassayutilizestwouniquedyes:onethatbindstolarge,intactRNA,andanotherthatselectivelybindstosmall,degradedRNA.TogethertheyenableyoutoquicklyassessthequalityandintegrityofanRNAsample.Touse,simplyaddyoursamplestotheRNAIQworkingsolution,thenmeasureontheQubit4Fluorometer.

Savesamplesandbenchspace
ThethoughtfullydesignedQubit4Fluorometerrequiressamplesofonly1–20µL.Itisintendedforuseatroomtemperatureandoccupiesonlyasmallamountofbenchspace.TheQubit4Fluorometerfeaturesadvancedopticsanddataanalysisalgorithms,andcomesequippedwithaUSBthumbdriveandcablefordatatransfertoExcel™softwareandforsoftwaredownloads,aswellasauniversalpowersupply,fourplugadapters,andelectromagneticCEcertification.

Singlesamplemeasurementsareabreeze
Thisuser-friendlyfluorometeriscombinedwithquickandsimpleassayprocedures.Calculationsandsettingsareautomaticallyperformedbytheinstrument.TheQubitassaysforusewiththeQubit4Fluorometerareallperformedusingthesamegeneralprotocol,whichusesasimplemix-and-readformatwithincubationtimesofonlytwominutesfortheDNAandRNAassays.500Lthin-walledPCRtubes(Cat.No.Q32856)arerequired.

Systemspecificationsinclude:

Instrumentdimensions: 5.4"(w)x10"(l)x2.2"(h)(13.6cmx25cmx5.5cm)
Weight: 743g
Dynamicrange: 5ordersofmagnitude
Processingtime: ≤seconds/sample
Lightsources: blueLED(max~470nm),redLED(max~635nm)
Excitationfilters: blue(430–495nm),red(600–645nm)
Emissionfilters: green(510–580nm),red(665–720nm)
Detectors: photodiodes,measurementcapabilityfrom300–1,000nm
Warm-uptime: <35seconds
USBthumbdrive: 4GB

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