Te-MagS™ Magnetic Bead Separation

The Te-MagS™ module provides easy and effective automation of your magnetic bead separation method on Tecan pipetting platforms.

The device is specifically designed for the isolation of nucleic acids, proteins and whole cells from complex mixtures. The technology allows fully automated process set-up and is ideal for any multiple applications in the life science industry that need to improve throughput.

Te-MagS includes moveable magnets for magnetic-bead-based separation tasks as well as an optional heating block for temperature-dependent lysis or elution steps. The device can easily be integrated on Freedom EVO® workstations. No external power supply is necessary. Straightforward software control for magnet movements and block heating is provided by Tecan’s Pipetting Software Packages.

Te-MagS highlights:

• Te-MagS can easily be configured to handle either plates or tubes (96-well microplate or up to 48 1.5 ml Sarstedt tubes).
• The unique Magnetic Mixing function increases throughput and reduces disposable tip consumption. Improved yields and enhanced flexibility by variable positioning of magnetic beads.
• Automated exchange of tubes or plates on the Te-MagS allows multiple batch processes without user intervention.
• Te-MagS technology is compatible with magnetic-bead-based applications from numerous kit vendors such as Promega®, Life TechnologiesTM, MACHEREY-NAGEL and others.
  

Te-MagS applications:

• Purification of genomic DNA from blood, body fluids, cells, tissue, micro-organisms, food or plants
• Purification of polyA+ mRNA by oligo-dT beads
• Isolation of viral nucleic acids from blood plasma or serum
• Purification of PCR products and cycle sequencing products
• Purification of recombinant proteins with His•Tag or GST•Tag magnetic beads
• Accumulation of cells or cellular components by antibodycoated beads