Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and kits for isolating and/or purifying nucleic acids, in particular, short-chain nucleic acids, from a nucleic acid containing starting material, characterized by the following method steps: (a) bonding the nucleic acids to a nucleic acid bonding support material, wherein the starting material is brought into contact with the nucleic acid bonding support material in the presence of at least one chaotropic compound and preferably isopropanol, wherein the isopropanol is present in a concentration of ≧15% (v/v) and ≦35% (v/v), (b) optional elution of the bonded nucleic acids from the nucleic acid bonding support material. Said method is particularly suitable for the purification of foetal DNA from maternal blood.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for concentrating one or more target compounds in a liquid sample, a device for carrying out this method and a kit for processing a biological sample comprising such a device.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns an improved method for the isolation of nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA from bacterial, plant, animal or human cells as well as from cell cultures and virus cultures.
Abstract:
An explosive powder charge-operated setting tool including a guide cylinder (2) displaceable relative to the tool housing (1), a drive piston (4) displaceably arranged in the inner bore (25) of the guide cylinder (2), a control pin (8) projecting from the guide cylinder (2) in a direction opposite to a setting direction, a spring-biased firing pin (16) cooperating with the control pin (8), a release pusher (19) for displacing the mating surface (26) of the firing pin (16) out of an axial projection surface of the control pin (8), a trigger (15) for actuating the release pusher (19), and a back-up pin (9) projecting into the inner bore (25) of the guide cylinder (2), with a smallest distance (A3) between the back-up pin (9) and a bottom (28) of the inner bore (25) facing in the setting direction corresponding to a length of the drive piston (4) between its end surface facing in the direction opposite to the setting direction and its stop surface (29) facing in the setting direction and cooperating with the back-up pin (9), and with a smallest distance (A1) between the back-up pin (9) and a free end surface of the control pin (8) plus a clearance (5) between the mating surface (26) of the firing pin (16) and the free end surface of the control pin (8) corresponding to a smallest distance (A2) between the back-up pin (9) and the mating surface (26) of the firing pin (16).
Abstract:
An explosive powder charge operated setting tool includes a housing (1), a piston guide (13) for a driving piston (9) located in the housing. The driving piston (9) can be propelled from an initial rearward position through a bore (18) in the piston guide (13) into a forward driving position by gases generated from an ignited cartridge charge (12) in a cartridge chamber (10) located rearwardly of the initial rearward position of the driving piston. A channel (18a, 18b) is located in the housing in flow communication with the cartridge chamber and communicating with the guide bore (8) in the piston guide (13). A check valve (5) is positioned in the channel (18a, 18b) and forms a storage space closed to the ambient atmosphere and made up of a section (18a) of the channel (18a, 18b) closer to the forward driving position of the driving piston and of the guide bore (8). The check valve (5) can be closed by the gas in the storage space.
Abstract:
The invention related to a method for the stabilization, purification or/and isolation of nucleic acids from material samples, in particular, stool samples, which can contain impurities and inhibitors or interfering substances. The invention further relates to a reagent kit for carrying out this method. The basis of the invention is, in particular, a method for purification, stabilization or/and isolation of nucleic acids from material samples, whereby a buffer is added to the sample containing the nucleic acids, with a pH value of 2 to 7, a salt concentration of at least 100 mM, or/and a phenol neutralizing substance. According to the invention, pure nucleic acids which may be amplified can be obtained from faecal samples by a simple method, which are suitable for diagnostic proof of infection, in particular, bacterial or viral infection, or mutation, in particular, for tumor-specific DNA mutations.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and kits for isolating and/or purifying nucleic acids, in particular, short-chain nucleic acids, from a nucleic acid containing starting material, characterised by the following method steps: (a) bonding the nucleic acids to a nucleic acid bonding support material, wherein the starting material is brought into contact with the nucleic acid bonding support material in the presence of at least one chaotropic compound and preferably isopropanol, wherein the isopropanol is present in a concentration of ≧25% (v/v) and ≦35% (v/v), (b) optional elution of the bonded nucleic acids from the nucleic acid bonding support material. Said method is particularly suitable for the purification of foetal DNA from maternal blood.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the stabilization, purification or/and isolation of nucleic acids from material samples, in particular, stool samples, which can contain impurities and inhibitors or interfering substances. The invention further relates to a reagent kit for carrying out said method. The basis of the invention is, in particular, a method for purification, stabilization or/and isolation of nucleic acids from material samples, whereby a buffer is added to the sample containing the nucleic acids, with a pH value of 2 to 7, a salt concentration of at least 100 mM, or/and a phenol neutralizing substance. According to the invention, pure nucleic acids which may be amplified can be obtained from faecal samples by a simple method, which are suitable for diagnostic proof of infections, in particular, bacterial or viral infections, or mutations, in particular, for tumour-specific DNA mutations.
Abstract:
A portable, internal combustion power operated working device, such as a setting tool for driving fastening elements into a receiving material, has a combustion chamber (9) for burning an air-fuel mixture. A piston (7, 7a), guided within a guide cylinder (8), is driven by the gas pressure generated by the combustion of the air-fuel mixture. The combustion chamber volume can be varied by at least one displaceable combustion chamber wall (11). To prepare the air-fuel mixture, a metering chamber (67) holds a predetermined quantity of gaseous fuel. Fuel from the metering chamber along with air is drawn into the combustion chamber by a negative pressure produced in the combustion chamber when the combustion chamber volume is increased by displacing the at least one combustion chamber wall (11).
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a contamination barrier 5 that permits an efficient and reproducible processing of a high number of samples with the prevention of contamination of aqueous solutions 3 in open and/or automated systems, especially in the ppm range, in that it comprises at least one water immiscible hydrocarbon compound. In addition a method for the prevention of contamination during the processing of aqueous solutions 3 in open and/or automated systems is disclosed.