News and applications for life science research professionals
Protein Analysis Membrane
August 4, 2003 11:40 am | Articles | CommentsP-FILM™ (Protein Function Identification Layered Membrane) produces up to ten blots from a single gel. Available as stacks of 3, 5 or 10 layers, the membranes can be used to analyze samples from one gel with three to ten antibodies in parallel with significant timesavings.
Non-Chemical Peptide Synthesis
August 4, 2003 11:40 am | Articles | CommentsMoBiTec's pPEPTIDE vector is a fusion protein cloning tool specifically developed for stable and reproducible overexpression of recombinant proteins and, in particular, polypeptides as small as five amino acids. Proteins which have proven to be toxic to E.
Rapid Access Rotors
August 4, 2003 11:40 am | Articles | CommentsRX™ Rapid Access Rotors for SORVALL® superspeed centrifuges replace the conventional, dual knob fixed-angle rotor cover with an easy to use, single knob/push button rotor lid assembly that can be attached or removed in seconds while the rotor body is in the centrifuge chamber.
Efficient Transfection of SiRNA
August 4, 2003 11:40 am | Articles | CommentsTransfection of siRNA is a critical step in gene silencing experiments. RNAiFect™ Transfection Reagent, based on a lipid formulation, provides efficient transfection of siRNA into a wide range of eukaryotic cells.
Electrophoresis Imaging And Analysis System
August 4, 2003 11:40 am | Articles | CommentsThe KODAK Gel Logic 200 incorporates an integrated illumination system that includes a roll-out UV
Slide-Based Array
August 4, 2003 11:40 am | Articles | CommentsProPlate™ integrates microscope slide based array technology and automated microplate processing. Sixteen-well module seals to any slide surface without the use of adhesive, forming leak-proof wells to isolate up to 64 microarrays per plate.
Tungsten Microarray Spotting Pins (1681)
July 30, 2003 7:30 am | Articles | CommentsACCELERATOR™ Brand microarray spotting pin products are made of Tungsten, and offer long life due to increased hardness corrosion resistance. Collars are color-coded to denote tip and slit size, and sequentially numbered for traceability from microarray lab back to manufacturing.
Non-Contact Microarray Production Tool
July 30, 2003 7:30 am | Articles | CommentsThe new Piezorray non-contact microarray production tool, based on PerkinElmer's
Integrated Microplate Replication And Reformatting (1677)
July 30, 2003 7:30 am | Articles | CommentsThe CyBi™-Replicator provides precise and reliable sample preparation. The system's hardware setup has been reworked to enable faster and parallel plate transport. Control software has been enhanced to enable parallel execution. Throughput can be almost doubled without any compromise to quality.
Array Spotter
July 30, 2003 7:30 am | Articles | CommentsTo achieve good spot uniformity within a slide and across multiple experiments, the Lucidea Array Spotter uses an integrated, 24-pen print head that is meticulously matched and factory tested to meet tight specifications.
Ceramic Microarray Pins (1671)
July 30, 2003 7:30 am | Articles | CommentsApogent Discoveries MicroSpot™ C ceramic pins make it easier to print quality microarrays. The ceramic pins are used with the MicroGrid™ arrayer to provide improved spot morphology, up to 5 times more spots per source visit, and require no pre-blotting.
Microarray Reagent Systems (1673)
July 30, 2003 7:30 am | Articles | CommentsCorning Incorporated, Life Sciences has introduced Pronto!™ cDNA and Universal Microarray Reagent Systems for printing and hybridizing cDNA and long oligonucleotide arrays. The systems offer a complete microarray solution from printing through hybridization.
Chemical Inkjet Printer For Micro-Scale Proteomics
July 30, 2003 7:30 am | Articles | CommentsChemical Inkjet Printer (ChIP) offers a new approach to Peptide Mass Fingerprinting (PMF) and Protein Macroarray Analysis. ChIP is a unique technology platform for micro-scale on-membrane protein identification and characterization with widespread applications in biomedical and diagnostic discovery.
Microarrayer (1669)
July 30, 2003 7:30 am | Articles | CommentsThe new OmniGrid 300 ultra-high throughput microarrayer is designed to meet the needs of production facilities. The OmniGrid 300 microarrayer has the capacity for 308 slides and seventy-two 384-well plates with automated plate loading included.
Structured Illumination In Fluorescence Microscopy
July 18, 2003 5:24 am | Articles | CommentsImages have increased sharpness, contrast and resolution in the axial direction by Dr. Hubert Bauch Figure 1: Schematic representation of a triple-fluorescence-labeled cell in the axial (z) direction. The depth of field of an objective with a high numerical aperture (e.g.
