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The Newest, Most Flexible Small-Footprint Instrument
The MAGPIX® system, combined with our MILLIPLEX® magnetic bead-based multi-analyte panels,
MILLIPLEX® Analyst 5.1 software and technical support, provides you with a complete smaller scale solution for rapid, accurate biomarker quantification.
Watch video of the MAGPIX® system
MAGPIX® System Advantages:
- Low-cost – Entry level platform with proven xMAP® technology.
- Powerful - More than 125 (and growing) MILLIPLEX® magnetic bead-based assay kits—the largest offering of customizable magnetic bead immunoassay panels for the MAGPIX® instrument.
- Multiplex - Simultaneously measure up to 50 analytes in as little as 25 μL of sample.
- Ease of use - Magnetic bead-based technology using CCD imaging.
- Small footprint – Saves room on your lab bench, requiring only 3 feet (91.44 cm) of linear space.
- Portable – Easily moves from bench to bench or lab to lab, with minimal setup.
MAGPIX® Instrument Specifications
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Accuracy and Precision
- Sample uptake volume ± 5%
- Classification of microspheres > 80%
- Misclassification of microspheres ≤ 2%
- Distinguishes 1 to 50 unique xMAP® microspheres in a single sample
- Temperature control ± 1°C of target
- Sample carryover ≤ 4%
- Soluble background fluorescence emissions at 590 nm ± 24 nm automatically subtracted from fluorescence intensity values
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Sensitivity
- Detect ≤ 700 fluorochromes phycoerythrin (PE) per xMAP® microsphere
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Optics
- Reporter channel, LED excitation: 511 nm ± 27 nm
- Reporter channel dynamic range: ≥ 3 decades of detection
- Reporter / Classification detector: CCD
- Reporter / Classification A/D resolution 16 bits
- Focus Lens: 5x magnification
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Fluidics
- 96-well plate capability with additional off-plate reagent area
- Piercing probe capability
- Auto adjusting probe capability
- Sample uptake volume 20 µL – 200 µL
- Internal / removable drive bottle and waste bottle
- Disposable Drive bottle volume: 650 mL (8 plates)
- Waste bottle volume: 850 mL
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Setup
- Installation ≤ 2 hours
- System calibration < 10 minutes
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Capacity
- Analyze multiple 96-well plates per batch
- Analyze multiple assay templates per plate
- Automatic sampling from a 96-well plate. The following microtiter plates are compatible with the MAGPIX® plate holder: flat bottom, conical, round, filter bottom, [overall height no more than 19 mm (0.75 inches)], any color
- Drive and waste bottles hold enough volume to run up to eight 96-well plates between refills
- Detect and distinguish surface reporter fluorescence emissions at 590 nm ± 24 nm on the surface of 1-50 unique xMAP® microsphere sets in a single sample
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General
- Physical dimensions: 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) W x 60 cm (23.5 inches) D x 43 cm (17 inches) H. Additional space required for the monitor/PC stand, keyboard, mouse and barcode scanner does not exceed 64.8 cm (25.5 inches) W x 61 cm (24 inches)
- Weight: up to 18 kg (40lbs)
- Temperature control: Maintains samples at a constant temperature from 35 ºC - 60 ºC (95 ºF - 131 ºF)
- Warm up time: 15 minutes
- Plate throughput time: ≤ 60 minutes
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Operating Environment
- Temperature: 15 ºC – 35 ºC (59 ºF – 95 ºF)
- Humidity: 20% - 80%RH, non-condensing
- Altitude: up to 2400 m (7874 ft) above mean sea level
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Monitor Specifications
- Screen resolution and number of colors: SXGA 1280 x 1024 with 32-bit color
- Screen size: 43 cm (17”)
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PC Specifications
- Processor: 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2
- Main memory: 4 G RAM
- Communication/Ports: four USB version 2.0 compatible high speed ports
- DVD-RW drive
- Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, SP3
- CE marked and UL listed
