QIAxcel Connect Capillary Gel Electrophoresis
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QIAxcel Connect Capillary Gel Electrophoresis

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QIAxcel Connect Instrument

One gel electrophoresis system, endless possibilities

The QIAxcel Connect is your all-in-one instrument for effortless, cost-effective, and high- resolution, high-sensitivity capillary gel electrophoresis – without compromise.

  • The instrument uses ready-to-use gel cartridges, enabling automatic sample loading and reducing hand-on time and processing time.
  • The QIAxcel Connect can process up to 96 samples per run without manual intervention, so you can do other tasks while your samples are being analyzed.
  • The QIAxcel gel cartridge can process up to samples, with the option to store the gel cartridge in the fridge for weeks when not needed. Conserving materials, time and energy: now that is cost efficient.

Have a look below at the possible ways you can use the QIAxcel Connect gel electrophoresis instrument in your analysis workflow.

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NGS Library QC

The QIAxcel Connect Gel capillary gel electrophoresis system offers high analytical sensitivity, convenience and cost effectiveness in a single instrument:

  • Get high-resolution, high-sensitivity assessment of NGS libraries to ensure high- quality and reliable sequencing outcomes.
  • The instrument fully automates fragment analysis and QC of up to 96 libraries per run and mitigates manual intervention errors by employing ready-to-use gel cartridges and preprogrammed run methods.
  • Each QIAxcel gel cartridge can process hundreds of libraries, making it cost-efficient with a lower cost per library processed.
NGS library was prepared from genomic DNA (Escherichia coli) using a QIAseq FX DNA Library Kit
NGS library QC results. An NGS library prepared from genomic DNA was analyzed using the QIAxcel Connect instrument and QIAxcel DNA High Sensitivity Kit (expected library size was 200--600 bp). Analysis was done to ensure library size is within a respective acceptance criteria.

DNA QC

Whether you're assessing sample integrity or analyzing fragment sizes, QIAxcel DNA Kits help ensure reliable and reproducible results:

  • The QIAxcel DNA High Resolution Kit allows separation and detection of fragments with few base pair differences.
  • The QIAxcel DNA High Sensitivity Kit is an ideal choice for detecting low-abundance DNA fragments, like cfDNA analysis.
  • The QIAxcel DNA Kits allow objective assessment of genomic DNA integrity, providing clear results based on DNA fragment sizes and distributions.
electropherogram result
Electropherogram results of a cfDNA sample on the QIAxcel Connect. Using the QIAxcel DNA High Sensitivity Kit, cfDNA sample composition can be conveniently assessed, which clearly marks the different sample parameters of interest, sizing of peaks, sample-to-sample comparison and distribution analysis.

RNA QC

The QIAxcel Connect System provides fast and comprehensive RNA QC, ensuring accurate and precise assessment of different RNA samples.

  • Reliably detect short-length RNAs and ribosomal peaks with the QIAxcel RNA Kits.
  • The QIAxcel Connect provides RNA Integrity Score (RIS) to allow objective and consistent RNA quality control.
  • The QIAxcel Connect System enables size and distribution assessment of highly degraded samples using DV200 metric.
electropherogram result
RNA integrity analysis. Extracted RNA was analyzed on the QIAxcel Connect. Electropherogram results showed 18s and 28s ribosomal peaks, and shorter 5S/5.8S rRNA and tRNA.

PCR Fragment Analysis

The QIAxcel Connect System provides fast and high-resolution screening of PCR amplicons to quickly and reliably evaluate the results of your PCR experiments. The QIAxcel Connect:

  • Performs single amplicon screening in less than 3 minutes to quickly identify and assess PCR products with minimal delay.
  • Generates high-resolution multiplex analysis results in less than 30 minutes to simultaneously analyze multiple targets in a single run without compromising resolution.
  • Offers exceptional resolution of 3–5 base pairs for fragments smaller than 0.5 kilobases to ensure precise identification and differentiation of closely sized DNA fragments for applications requiring fine resolution.
Multiplex PCR reactions were performed with the UCP Multiplex PCR Kit. More than 20 targets were reliably amplified and distinguished on the QIAxcel electrophoretic system.
High-resolution multiplex analysis. More than 20 targets are reliably amplified and distinguished using the QIAxcel Connect gel

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The QIAxcel Connect is intended for molecular biology applications. This product is not intended for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a disease.

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The QIAxcel Connect is intended for molecular biology applications. This product is not intended for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a disease.