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Thermal Cyclers

Specifications of spectrofluorometric thermal cyclers.

 

Company Model Excitation
Source		 Fluorophore Choice Multiplex
Capability		 Sample
Capacity		 Hybridization Probe
Compatibility
Agilent Technologies AriaMx real-time
PCR system		 LEDs FAM, HEX, Cy3
ROX & Cy5		 5 targets 96 All types
Agilent Technologies Mx3000P THL FAM, TMR,
Texas Red & Cy5C		 4 targets 96 All types
Agilent Technologies Mx3005P THL FAM, HEX, TMR,
Texas Red & Cy5C		 5 targets 96 All types
Analytik Jena QTower 2.0/2.2 LEDs FAM, HEX, TMR,
ROX, Cy5 & Cy5.5		 6 targets 96,384B All types
BioFire Diagnostics R.A.P.I.D. LED FAM, LC Red 640
& LC Red 705		 3 targets 32B Adjacent probes &
wavelengthshifting
molecular beacons
Bio-Rad CFX Connect LEDs FAM & Cy3 2 targets 96 All types
Bio-Rad CFX96 LEDs FAM, HEX,
Texas Red, Cy5
& Quasar 705		 5 targets 96 All types
Bio-Rad CFX384 LEDs FAM, HEX,
Texas Red & Cy5		 4 targets 384 All types
Cepheid SmartCycler LEDs FAM, Cy3,
Texas Red & Cy5		 4 targets 16A,B All types
llumina Eco real-time PCR system LEDs FAM, HEX, ROX & Cy5 4 targets 48 All types
Life Technologies StepOne series LED FAM, TET, TMR
& Texas Red		 3 - 4 targets 48,96 All types
Life Technologies 500 real-time PCR system THL FAM, TET, TMR,
Texas Red & Cy5		 5 targets 96 All types
Life Technologies QuantStudio series LEDs FAM, TET, HEX, TMR,
ROX & Texas Red		 5 - 6 targets 96,384 All types
Life Technologies ViiA 7 real-time PCR
system		 LEDs FAM, TET, HEX, TMR,
Texas Red & Cy5		 6 targets 96,384 All types
Qiagen Rotor-Gene Q series LEDs CPM, FAM, TET,
Texas Red, Cy5
& LC Red 705		 2 - 6 targets 72,96B All types
Roche Life Science LightCycler Nano LED FAM, VIC, Texas Red
& Cy5		 2 targets 32B All types
Roche Life Science LightCycler 2.0 LED FAM, HEX,
LC Red 610,
LC Red 640,
LC Red 670
& LC Red 705		 6 targets 32B Adjacent probes &
wavelengthshifting
molecular beacons
Roche Life Science LightCycler 96 LED FAM, VIC, Texas Red
& Cy5		 4 targets 96 All types
Roche Life Science LightCycler 480 XL CPM, FAM, HEX,
LC Red 610,
LC Red 640 & Cy5		 6 targets 96,384B All types
Roche Life Science LightCycler 1536 XL FAM & VIC 2 targets 1536B All types
Sacace Biotechnologies SaCycler 96 LEDs FAM, HEX, Texas Red, Cy5 & Cy5.5 4 - 5 targets 96 All types
Thermo Scientific PikoReal real-time PCR system LEDs FAM, HEX,
Texas Red & Cy5		 4 targets 24,96 All types
THL = Tungsten-halogen lamp; LED = Light-emitting diode; XL = Xenon lamp
A) Each unit is independent programmable
B) Rapid cycle capabilities
C) Alternative pre-installed excitation and emission filter sets available.
Courtesy of Salvatore A.E. Marras