Low-Cost Purification of Viral RNA from Saliva using Akonni TruTip® Nova on the Hamilton Microlab® STARlet

Automated liquid handling workstation loaded with pipette tips and a multiwell plate

Automated, Low-Cost Viral RNA Extraction from Saliva with TruTip® Nova

Efficient viral RNA purification from saliva is critical for molecular testing workflows. This application note demonstrates how Akonni TruTip® Nova chemistry, automated on the Hamilton Microlab® STARlet, delivers comparable or superior sensitivity to traditional spin-column methods—without magnets, centrifuges, heaters, or firmware modifications. The simplified workflow reduces deck space, consumable usage, and processing time while maintaining high precision and repeatability.

  • Cost-efficient purification: Functionalized TruTip® chemistry eliminates magnetic beads and spin columns, lowering consumable costs and deck space requirements.
  • High sensitivity and precision: Demonstrated comparable or improved viral RNA recovery versus Qiagen QIAamp kits, with no cross-contamination.
  • Rapid 96-sample throughput: Process up to 96 saliva samples in less than 75 minutes with a fully automated, walk-away protocol.

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