Technical Data
Thermal block |
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Sample block | Aluminum, special alloy |
Block capacity | 384 wells microplates |
Sample volume | 2–30 μl (5–20 μl recommended) |
Heating | Max. 4 °C/s |
Cooling | Max. 2 °C/s |
Adjustable temperature range | 4 °C to 99 °C |
Temperature uniformity | 55 °C ± 0,15 °C after 15 sec |
Temperature control accuracy | ± 0,1 °C |
Gradient | Linear Gradient Tool |
Max./Min. Gradient | 24 °C/0.1 °C |
Heated lid |
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Lid temperature | 30 °C to 110 °C |
Contact pressure | 30 kg, automated |
Optics |
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Measuring principle | Fibre optic shuttle system with 16fold scanner and color modules for excitation and emission filters |
Light source | 4 long-life, high-power LEDs (RGBW) |
Detector | High sensitive CPM (Channel Photo Multiplier) |
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Read-out time | 6 sec for 384 wells independent of the number of dyes |
Control |
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Control | PC software |
Time inc/dec | ± 1 to 240 sec/cycle |
Temperature inc/dec | ± 0,1 to 20 °C/cycle |
Dimensions |
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Weight | Approx. 30 kg |
Dimemsions (W x H x L) | 275 mm x 585 mm x 275 mm |
Additional technical data |
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Interfaces | PC connection: USB |
Noise emission | Max. 45 db |
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Parameters: color modules |
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Name | Excitation | Emission | Dyes* (examples) |
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Color module 1 | 470 nm | 520 nm | FAMTM, Sybr®Green, Alexa488® |
Color module 2 | 515 nm | 545 nm | JOETM, HEXTM, VIC®, YakimaYellow® |
Color module 3 | 535 nm | 580 nm | TAMRATM, DFOTM, Alexa546®, NEDTM |
Color module 4 | 565 nm | 605 nm | ROXTM, TexasRed®, Cy3.5® |
Color module 5 | 630 nm | 670 nm | Cy5®, Alexa633®, Quasar670TM |
Color module 6 | 660 nm | 705 nm | Cy5.5®, LightCycler Red® |
FRET module 1 | 470 nm | 580 nm | FAMTM (donor)/TAMRATM(acceptor) |
FRET module 2 | 470 nm | 670 nm | FAMTM (donor)/Cy5®(acceptor) |
FRET module 3 | 470 nm | 705 nm | FAMTM (donor)/Cy5.5®(acceptor) |
FRET module 4 | 515 nm | 670 nm | JOETM (donor)/Cy5®(acceptor) |
FRET module 5 | 470 nm | 605 nm | FAMTM (donor)/ROXTM(acceptor) |
Color modul Protein 1 | 490 nm | 580 nm | SYPRO® Orange |
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* Yakima Yellow is registered trademark of Epoch Biosciences, Inc. Cy is a trademark of GE Healthcare. FAM, HEX, JOE, VIC, TAMRA, NED and ROX are trademarks of Applera Corporation or its subsidiaries in the US and/or certain other countries. SYBR, Alexa Fluor, SYPRO and Texas Red are registered trademarks of Molecular Probes, Inc. TaqMan and LightCycler are registered trademarks of Roche Group, Inc. Quasar Dyes are trademarks of Biosearch Technologies Inc. DFO™ is a trademark of Eurogentec S.A. Windows and Excel are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.