Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd Santa Clara, CA 95051 United States
The Agilent Fragment Analyzer Systems - Unique Specifications and Facts
In the market, only the Agilent Fragment Analyzer systems provide:
1. Large sample handling capability
Able to load and analyze at least three 96-well sample plates (288 samples) unattended without any user intervention or additional robotics/liquid handling requirement
2. Continuous illumination and detection of capillaries
Has continuous LED illumination of the capillaries AND continuous uninterrupted detection of fluorescent signal through a CCD Detector
Uses LED based fluorescence with excitation at 470 nm and detection at 520-580 nm
3. Uninterrupted operations
Able to change 96-well sample plates without the need for stopping in-progress instrument operation
4. Ability to use different capillary arrays
Utilizes a capillary array format with the ability to use capillary arrays of different lengths (22cm, 33cm and 55cm)
5. Ability to switch between gel types
Able to switch between 2 different gel/application types without stopping in-progress instrument operation
6. High sensitivity
Has demonstrated sensitivity for fragments of at least 5 pg/μL and demonstrated resolution to 3bp for fragments under 300 bp
7. High resolution
Has a sizing accuracy of ≤ 5% and sizing precision of ≤ 2%
8. A wide sample application range
Able to use qualitative kit and quantitative kits
Able to analyze dsDNA fragments from 35 bp to 50,000 bp, total RNA, messenger RNA, small RNAs, genomic DNA and DNA smears
9. Integrated data analysis package
Has a data analysis software package capable of sizing, quantification, smear analysis, integrity determination and report generation
10. Automated operations
Has automated flushing of the capillaries between every injection cycle
Able to perform simultaneous, parallel injection and separation of at least 12 samples at once from a 96-well sample plate, and sample from all the wells of the plate