nanoAnalyzer Instrument

Acquire high-resolution, multi-color images and conduct single-molecule analysis of long molecules with the automated, benchtop nanoAnalyzer instrument. Simply load your sample, set your run on the touch-screen controls, and walk away as the system automatically collects images and extracts data. In combination with nanoAnalyzer chips, the instrument can process several gigabases of DNA per hour.

Acquire high-resolution, multi-color images and conduct single-molecule analysis of long molecules with the automated, benchtop nanoAnalyzer instrument. Simply load your sample, set your run on the touch-screen controls, and walk away as the system automatically collects images and extracts data. In combination with nanoAnalyzer chips, the instrument can process several gigabases of DNA per hour.

Unamplified, native-state DNA segments of hundreds of kilobases up to longer than a megabase can be loaded into nanochannels. Laser excitation illuminates fluorescently labeled DNA in the nanochannels of the chip. An onboard CCD camera, coupled with a proprietary auto-focusing mechanism and control software, rapidly scans the chip. nanoAnalyzer software analyzes the images and extracts positional and colorimetric data in real time. These data are analyzed in nanoStudio to perform secondary analyses, such as alignment and structural variant detection. Data may also be ported to other software packages and databases.