Capacity – Luminex 100 IS Version 2.1 User Manual
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MAP Technology
Luminex xMAP Technology
PN 89-00002-00-062 Rev. A
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Capacity
The following specifications reflect minimum capacity values:
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10 GB hard drive
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Store data for up to 240,000 test results
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1.4 MB 3½” inch floppy disk
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100 MB read/write CD ROM
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Analyze multiple 96-well plates per batch
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Analyze multiple assay templates per plate
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Distinguish a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 100 unique xMAP
microsphere sets in a single sample
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Detect and distinguish surface reporter fluorescence emissions at
575 nm on the surface of 1 - 100 unique xMAP microsphere sets
in a single sample
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Reporter channel range: 3.5 decades of detection
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Collect from 10 to 100,000 events per xMAP microsphere set
specified
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2.5 x 10
6
microspheres/mL maximum bead concentration
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Sample uptake volumes from 20 to 200
µL
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Sample core: 15-20 µm core at 1 µL/sec. sample injection rate
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Sample timeout limit from 1 to 400 seconds
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Automatic sampling from a 96-well plate
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Start sampling from any well position
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Sheath container and waste container hold enough volume to run
up to two 96-well plates between refills
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96-well microtiter plates types:
Must be compatible with XYP instrument plate holder: Flat
bottom, conical, round, filter bottom, half-well plates with
overall height no more than 0.75 inches (19 mm). Use black
opaque plates if possible to reduce photobleaching of beads.
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Microtiter plates with 96 wells must be compatible with XYP
instrument heater block temperature from 35°C to 55°C
(tolerance 0°C to ± 2°C) (95°F to 131°F) when performing
heated assays and using the heater block