Consumables - Tubes and Vials
AFA-TUBE® Sonication Tubes
The AFA-TUBE is a specially engineered polymer vessel designed for DNA Shearing at sample volumes ranging from 10 to 20 µl with truSHEAR. Available in plates and strips, it can be used to improve turnaround time and throughput on automation platforms in NGS workflows. This new format allows for compatibility with heat blocks, magnets, and thermocyclers. Both plates and strips contain RFID for sample tracking, to be used exclusively with Covaris instruments.
96 AFA-TUBE TPX Plate
Covaris engineered polymer plate for processing 8 to 96 samples with volume range 10 to 50 μl. RFID sample tracking enabled.
8 AFA-TUBE TPX Strip
Covaris engineered polymer strip for processing up to 8 samples with volume range 10 to 50 μl. RFID sample tracking enabled.
MID-THROUGHPUT
HIGH-THROUGHPUT
Covaris Consumables Compatibility Guide
| Consumables | Inserts and Holders | |
 8 AFA-TUBE TPX Strip (PN 520292) |  ME220 Waveguide 4 Place (PN 500534) |  ME220 Rack 8 AFA-TUBE TPX Strip (PN 500609) |
Covaris Consumables Compatibility Guide
| Consumables | Inserts and Holders |
 96 AFA-TUBE TPX Plate (PN 520291) |  R230 Rack AFA-TUBE TPX Plate (PN 500668) |
AFA-TUBE Features and Benefits
| FEATURE | BENEFIT |
| Multiple processes in a single vessel (e.g. shearing, non-contact mixing, lysis) | Workflow simplification |
| Unique, engineered polymer for isothermal control | No heat-induced bias or sample damage |
| RFID-based sample plate tracking | Sample chain of custody and multi-plate, batch processing |
| Uniformly distributed cavitation with AFA-energetics® | Faster processing |
| Standard labware SBS-plate format design | Compatible with most liquid handlers |
| Laser etched plastics without fiber | Ease of automation |
AFA-TUBE NGS Workflows
Fig 1: AFA-TUBE workflow for the LE220-plus, LE220R-plus, LE220Rsc, and R230 instruments.
Highly Accurate & Reproducible Results with AFA-TUBE
Fig 2: LE220- Plus with 10 μl Sample Volume. Results show tight size distributions for 96 AFA-TUBE TPX Plate for expected target size 150 and 350 bp for 24 replicates each.
Extract HMW gDNA from Whole Blood
Fig 3: Size distribution profile of gDNA extracted (30 μl of whole blood) in the Covaris truPOP® Buffer using the high molecular weight (>20 Kb) extraction protocol. In scanning mode, processing time is 6 minutes for 96 samples.
Narrow Size Distribution of gDNA Fragments from gDNA
Fig 4: Using the two different formats and sealing options, DNA was analyzed with the Fragment Analyzer after shearing on the LE220-plus. Data is shown for the 8 AFA-TUBE TPX Strip and 96 AFA-TUBE Plate for 175 bp and 350 bp for 10 μl. Results show high reproducibility and accuracy for all three configurations.
Highly Reproducible DNA Fragmentation Direct from Whole Blood
Fig 5: Graph shows highly reproducible DNA fragmentation profiles (30 μl of whole blood) with low Coefficient of Variation. DNA fragment size modes are between 1 and 1.3 kb. Shearing to NGS compatible fragment size distributions (150 to 500 bp) can be achieved by adjusting the AFA conditions (not shown). High molecular weight DNA (40 kb) can be extracted by adjusting extraction buffer conditions (e.g. truPOP buffer from Covaris). Processing time is 30 seconds per column for 96 AFA-TUBE TPX Plate.