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Laboratory Focus May/June 2015
PCR System
PCRmax, a Bibby Scientific company, has launched the Eco 48 real time PCR system. This high specification, real time thermal cycler provides users with premium quality alongside unprecedented speed. The optimized instrument is capable of running 40 cycles in 15 minutes while still using standard chemistries and plastics. In a typical run, the instrument can still complete 40 cycles in 40 minutes compared to two hours with competitive systems. In addition to this exceptional efficiency, the Eco 48 has the most uniform block of any thermal cycler (±0.1°C recorded at 95°C with no settle time). This is thanks to the patented silver and gold hollow thermal block filled with a thermally conductive fluid, which ensures the same measurement is delivered for every well during every run in every instrument. Furthermore, ALC (adaptive LED control) means there is no uncertainty over whether unknowns maximize the wide dynamic range, are bleaching through light to neighbouring wells or have saturated the detector, which can plague other systems. The Eco 48 is capable of identifying Class IV SNPs in more than 99.9% of cases.
web: www.bibby-scientific.com
new Products Labeling Brady Corporation’s General Lab Industry Sample Pack is a well-rounded collection of all the labeling materials needed to ensure organization and safety in the lab. Between the handling and harsh conditions that inevitably accompany the research process, most labels are apt to become unreadable, slowing down procedures. To ensure productivity and efficiency, Brady’s specimen labels are designed with durability in mind. The label materials go above and beyond dishware and general labeling, adhering smoothly to vials, tubes, slides, and even cryo and histology applications. To make sure users get the most out of the seventeen different label materials, the pack comes with a guide outlining which materials are best suited for each lab application. While the sample pack itself can be ordered free of charge through the company’s website, additional materials are sold separately.
web: www.bradycorp.com
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Pumps
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The STH and STQ Duplex metering pumps from Fluid Metering, Inc. (FMI) are ideal for precision mixing, diluting, and proportional metering for OEM medical, analytical, and industrial instrumentation. FMI’s OEM Duplex Metering Pumps consist of two FMI valveless pump heads directly coupled to a single variable stepper motor drive. The displacement of each pump head is independently adjustable, and a variety of pump head sizes can be used in combinations to achieve dispensing ratios from 1:1 up to 500:1, from microlitres to litres. Fluid Metering’s OEM Duplex Metering Pumps feature a CeramPump® valveless piston pumping technology and are the valveless-syringe alternative to conventional syringe pumps. The CeramPump® has only one moving part in the fluid path, a sapphire-hard ceramic piston, which accomplishes both pumping and valving functions, without valves.
web: www.fluidmetering.com
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