User's Manual

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• Be cautious to avoid DNA contamination at all times.
• Store the cartridge (if partially used) covered by protective storage film in a clean,
sealed plastic bag.
3. Be careful not to use the same sample lane more than once as this will disrupt droplet production
and lead to contamination of your sample. In order to avoid using the same lane more than once,
mark the storage plastic bag with a permanent marker once a lane has been used.
Fig. 5.3. The assembled dMDA cartridge with holder (dark grey) and dMDA cartridge (black) inserted.
Note: It is strictly mandatory that the sample is injected into the dMDA cartridge with wide bore pipette tips
P200 with an outer diameter of 1 mm -1,9 mm.
4. Place the dMDA cartridge in the groove of the dMDA holder as shown in Fig 5.3. Inlet wells are placed
closest to the numbers on the holder while the collection wells are placed closest to the side with
the Samplix logo.
5. Place the wide bore pipette tip (with 20 μl sample mix) in the inlet hole at the bottom of the inlet well
making a tight connection (Fig. 5.4 and Fig. 5.5).