Performance Evaluation of the Vivacon® 2ml in Comparison to the Centricon® 100 AND Evaluation of the Ability and Reliability of the Tecan Freedom EVO® 150 Automated Liquid-Handling Workstation in Plate Setup for Quantification and Amplification As Part Of A System Wide Validation.

Planz, John V.2019-08-222019-08-222009-07-012010-03-11https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29342The State of Texas DPS Regional Crime Laboratory in El Paso has an ASCLD/LAB accredited forensic laboratory that incorporates novel techniques to provide timely and accurate results. A performance evaluation of the Vivacon® 2ml in comparison to the Centricon® 100 demonstrated that the Vivacon® is a suitable replacement for the discontinued Centricon® device. An internal validation of the TECAN Freedom EVO® 150 demonstrated it is capable of setting up reactions for the quantification and amplification of casework samples for more effective sample processing.application/pdfenVivacon 2mlCentricon 100Tecan Freedom EVO 150Performance Evaluation of the Vivacon® 2ml in Comparison to the Centricon® 100 AND Evaluation of the Ability and Reliability of the Tecan Freedom EVO® 150 Automated Liquid-Handling Workstation in Plate Setup for Quantification and Amplification As Part Of A System Wide Validation.Internship Practicum Report