R230 Focused-ultrasonicator
SKU
500620
- Treatment Power: .5–110 W Avg. Incident Power/1.5–450 W PIP
- Sample Processing Capacity: N/A
- NGS Sample Volumes: 5 to 200 µl
The R230 Focused-ultrasonicator is the next generation AFA® powered instrument, and the first of the R-Series. The R230 can be fully integrated on many liquid handler platforms.
| Technical Specification | Description |
|---|---|
| Primary Applications | Bead mixing/pellet resuspension, Compound screening, DNA shearing, Hit validation, Low mass sample extraction: FFPE, tissue, and whole blood, Mammalian cell lysis, Target ID & validation |
| Treatment Power | .5–110 W Avg. Incident Power/1.5–450 W PIP |
| Part Number | 500620 |
| Power Requirements | 100 to 240 VAC 500VA, 50 to 60 Hz |
| Operating Environment | Ambient temperature: 19 °C to 25 °C (66 °F to 77 °F) Relative humidity: 30 to 70% |
| Operating Temperature | 5 °C to 40 °C |
| Safety | Complies with Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC. Certified to IEC/EN/UL 61010-1:2004 “Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use, Part1: General Requirements |
| Regulatory Labeling | CE, ETL Mark (for Product Safety), WEEE |
| SonoLab Version | SonoLab 10 |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 |
| WCS | WCS 3.0 included |
| Chiller | WCS 3.0 (Chiller and WCS in one unit- included with system purchase) |
| Sample Processing Capacity | N/A |
| NGS Sample Volumes | 5 to 200 µl |
| Recommended Batch Size | Up to 384 Samples |
| Covaris Consumables | 8 AFA-TUBE TPX Strip, 8 AFA-TUBE TPX 150 Strip, 8 microTUBE Strip, 96 AFA-TUBE TPX Plate, 96 AFA-TUBE TPX 150 Plate, 96 AFA-TUBE PS Plate, 96 microTUBE Plate, 384 AFA-TUBE PP Plate |
| Upgrade Potential | No |
| Associated Accessories | Automation Accessories |
Key Features
- Powered by Adaptive Focused Acoustics® (AFA®)
- On-deck or on-bench
- Thermally controlled
- Automation compatible with integrated RFID
- Automated water management
Benefits
- Controlled, non-contact processing
- Compatible with most liquid handlers
- Maintains optimal sample integrity
- Reduced human error
- User-defined scheduling for system set-up maximizes laboratory efficiency
- Higher recovery
From Tissues to LC-MS-ready Protein Digests: Automated Sample Preparation Enabled by Adaptive Focused Acoustics® (AFA®) Technology
Posters
DownloadAutomated Clinical Rapid Whole Exome Sequencing with the Covaris R230 Focused-ultrasonicator
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Learn MoreTumor Tissue Evaluation with the Illumina® TruSight™ Oncology 500 (NGS) Assay using the Covaris R230 Focused-ultrasonicator for Clinical Research Studies
Abstract: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) library preparation workflows comprise DNA fragmentation as an essential step. Covaris’ Adaptive Focused Acoustics® (AFA®) Technology enables precise and high-quality data...
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