QIAwave RNA Mini Kit
QIAwave RNA Mini Kit
For a more eco-friendly alternative to our standard kit for extracting total RNA from cells, tissues, and yeast.
Features
- RNA quality and performance identical to the RNeasy Mini Kit
- 61% less plastic and 38% less cardboard compared to the RNeasy Mini Kit
- Reusable Waste Tubes made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic
- Buffer concentrates that use 86% less plastic than our standard buffer bottles
Product Details
The QIAwave RNA Mini Kit is an eco-friendlier version of our standard RNeasy Mini Kit. The QIAwave Kit uses 61% less plastic and 38% less cardboard than our standard kit and offers waste tubes made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic that you can reuse throughout the procedure. QIAwave buffers also come as concentrates, reducing the amount of plastic by 86% per bottle. To save paper, there are no printed protocols in the kit. Instead, you can download the protocols you need from the resources list or by simply scanning the QR code inside the box lid. So, while the kit packaging and components of our QIAwave Kit may look different, it’s as easy to use as the RNeasy Mini Kit, and the chemistry and performance are identical.
In partnership with My Green Lab, we've also assessed the environmental impact of this kit. My Green Lab ACT (accountability, consistency, and transparency) environmental impact factor labels are designed to evaluate and score products on several sustainability criteria. These include:
- manufacturing
- responsible chemical management
- sustainable content within products and packaging materials
- disposal of the packaging at the end of life
Products are scored from 1 to 10 except for energy and water consumption, which are scored as 1 point per kWh or gallon, respectively. A low score means a lower environmental impact.
You can view the ACT labels for this kit in the Resources section below.
The QIAwave RNA Mini Kit offers you fast purification of high-quality RNA from cells, tissues, and yeast using silica-membrane RNeasy Mini Spin Columns. Before extraction, you can stabilize tissue samples using RNAprotect Tissue Reagent or Allprotect Tissue Reagent, and to efficiently homogenize your tissue samples, you can use the TissueRuptor II, TissueLyser II or LT system.
If you have too many samples to prep manually, you can automate your sample extraction on the QIAcube Connect.
