Smart-Q 800 Assay Tubes, Pack of 1000

The F1008-T is the 0.2 mL single assay tube consumable for the Accuris F1008 Smart-Q 800 Fluorometer — sold as pack of 1000 tubes. Per the Smart-Q 800 brochure: *"The Smart-Q 800 can accept either single 0.2 mL or 8-tube (0.2 mL) strips."* The F1008-T is the single-tube format consumable; the F1008-T-8 (sold separately) is the 8-tube strip format for parallel-pipetting workflows.

Key Specifications

Compatibility & When to Order This SKU

Assay tube consumable — Smart-Q 800 chassis only. Order this SKU when:

1. Initial chassis commissioning — order an initial supply of assay tubes when commissioning a new F1008 Smart-Q 800 chassis.
2. Workflow-recurring replenishment — every fluorometric quantification measurement consumes one tube; pack-quantity replenishment cadence depends on workflow throughput. Pack of 1000 supports 1000 measurements before reorder.
3. Single-tube workflows — when the lab runs samples one-at-a-time (vs the parallel-strip workflow supported by F1008-T-8).
4. High-throughput facility consumable inventory — production / clinical-research labs running daily fluorometric quantification batches benefit from the bulk 1000-pack format for streamlined inventory.
5. Multi-chassis facilities — facilities running multiple Smart-Q 800 chassis maintain consolidated tube inventory.

Smart-Q 800 Single Tubes vs 8-Tube Strips

The Smart-Q 800 chassis accepts two tube formats per the brochure:

Pick the single-tube format (F1008-T) when:

• Workflows are single-sample / per-sample independent (not batched in groups of 8)
• The lab does not have an 8-channel pipettor or does not use it for fluorometric prep
• The 1000-tube pack format better fits the workflow's per-tube cost economics
• Mixed workflows where samples are prepared individually and read individually

Pick the 8-tube strip format (F1008-T-8) when:

• Workflows are batched in groups of 8 for parallel pipetting with an 8-channel pipettor
• Per-batch reagent / sample transfer benefits from the strip-format efficiency
• The brochure notes: *"The use of a standard 8-channel pipettor can streamline both the reagent preparation and sample transfer, making the Smart-Q 800 an efficient solution for workflows requiring parallel processing of multiple samples."*

Smart-Q 800 vs Smart-Q 100 — Different Tube SKUs

The Smart-Q fluorometer family uses different tube SKUs per chassis tier:

Tube formats are not cross-compatible — confirm chassis pairing at order. The F1008-T 0.2 mL tubes fit the Smart-Q 800; for Smart-Q 100 workflows, order F1001-T (0.5 mL) instead.

Application Profile

High-throughput per-sample fluorometric DNA / RNA / protein quantification — production-scale workflows running daily multi-sample quantification batches.

Sequencing-core library-prep quantification — pre-sequencing quantification of library DNA across batched library-prep runs.

Clinical-research diagnostics quantification — clinical-research labs running batch patient-sample nucleic-acid quantification.

Method-development workflows — protocol-validation runs where per-sample quantification supports tracking of extraction efficiency, library-prep yield, or digestion efficiency.

Production cell-culture facilities — biotech / pharma facilities running daily nucleic-acid extraction QC across multiple cell lines and conditions.

Multi-chassis facility consumable management — sequencing cores, biotech R&D, and clinical-research labs running multiple Smart-Q 800 chassis.

Ordering & Configuration

Per-sample workflow consumable. Each fluorometric quantification measurement consumes one F1008-T tube. The 1000-tube pack supports substantial throughput before reorder.

Reagent kit pairing. The F1008-T tubes are the per-sample physical vessel; the workflow also requires the appropriate F1000-series fluorometric quantification kit reagent (chemistry-specific). Both consumables are workflow-required.

Confirm at quote: chassis pairing (F1008 in inventory), workflow throughput (per-month quantification cycle count), tube-format selection (single tubes vs 8-tube strips), F1000-series kit reagent inventory, and lead time.

Warranty: Per Accuris standard consumable terms — confirm at quote.

Accuris Smart-Q 800 detection-tube family:

- F1008-T (this product) — Single 0.2 mL assay tubes, pack of 1000 ($104)

- F1008-T-8 — 8-tube 0.2 mL strips, pack of 120 ($158) — for parallel-pipetting workflows

- (F1001-T 0.5 mL tubes for Smart-Q 100 chassis — different chassis, different format)

Pick the single-tube format for per-sample workflows; step to the 8-tube strip format for parallel-pipetting batched workflows.