Blood fractionation
01 July, 2008
RTS Life Science has unveiled its automated blood fractionation (ABF) system. It is used to extract buffy coat (white blood cells) from whole blood samples.
Chromosomal detection
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Millennium Science Pty Ltd
Affymetrix has released its Cytogenetic Solution, combining the high-density SNP array 6.0 with a simple assay and intuitive software that provides cytogeneticists with an accurate method of detecting chromosomal abnormalities associated with congenital diseases such as autism and mental retardation.
Protein detection system
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Merck Pty Limited
The Snap i.d. protein detection system is designed to allow researchers to produce higher quality Western blots 80% more quickly than with conventional immunodetection protocols.
Tetra cell gel electrophoresis
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty Ltd
The Mini-Protean Tetra system for vertical mini gel electrophoresis can run up to four mini gels in less than an hour or 2D gels in less than a day.
Electrolyte analyser
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: BioSeptic Pty Ltd
Osmetech OptiCCA portable blood gas and electrolyte analyser is designed for applications where simple handling, reliable operation and immediate availability of analytical results is important.
cDNA synthesis kit
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Life Technologies
The SuperScript Vilo cDNA synthesis kit provides reliable and sensitive first strand cDNA synthesis. The kit uses RNAse H reduced SuperScript III Reverse Transcriptase, generating greatly increased yields of cDNA and improving qPCR sensitivity.
Multimode microtitre plate reader
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: DKSH Australia Pty Ltd
The Triad LT from Dynex is a compact microfunctional microplate detector providing three detection technologies in one instrument.
Luminescence films
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Merck
Excel Scientific has introduced BrightMax adhesive white vinyl films. Used with white clear-bottom microplates, the films help to maximise signals in luminescence assays.
LDL uptake assay kit
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Sapphire Bioscience
Caymin Chemical’s LDL Uptake cell-based assay kit provides a convenient tool for studying LDL uptake and regulation at a cellular level.
Organ chamber
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: SDR Scientific
The Moist Chamber type 834/8 from Harvard Apparatus is a flexible and useful tool for perfusion of organs, such as liver and kidney from typical rodent models.
Fusion-tagging system
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty Ltd
Profinity eXact fusion-tag system’s purification resin is part of a complete expression and purification system that simplifies affinity purification and tag removal of fusion-tagged proteins, while avoiding adding time and reagent costs to the purification process.
Biospek drugs of abuse testing
08 April, 2008 | Supplied by: BioSeptic Pty Ltd
Biospek Drugs of Abuse Rapid Tests provide reliable diagnostic information and are available as test strips or test cassettes.
Automated colony counting and zone sizing
08 April, 2008 | Supplied by: In Vitro Technologies Pty Ltd
The Synbiosis ProtoCOL automated colony counting and zone sizing systems can be used to speed up testing of antibiotics for therapeutic use and to collect and monitor zone size data for surveillance purposes.
MCE-202 microchip electrophoresis system
08 April, 2008 | Supplied by: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Oceania) Pty Ltd
The MCE-202 MultiNA quickly and easily performs DNA and RNA nucleic acid size confirmation and quantitation. It uses microchip technology to conduct fully automated high-speed electrophoresis separation, with fluorescence detection for high-sensitivity analysis.
Giardia/cryptosporidium assay
08 April, 2008 | Supplied by: Dutec Diagnostics Pty Ltd
Coris BioConcept has introduced a rapid two-sided immunochromatographic strip allowing the rapid detection of giardia and cryptosporidium in stool samples.