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News Release from: Bio-Rad Laboratories | Subject: Gene Pulser MXcell
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 02 November 2007
Way to quickly optimise electroporation
conditions
The MXcell system is fully programmable and can deliver up to 24 different electroporation protocols in a single 96-well plate in two minutes or less
Bio-Rad Laboratories has introduced the Gene Pulser MXcell electroporation system The MXcell system is the latest addition to Bio-Rad's suite of electroporation technologies and is designed for researchers working with mammalian cells - in particular, primary cells and stem cells or other difficult to transfect cells
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 21 Jan 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Unlike other instruments in which scientists cannot fine tune their system to get higher efficiencies, the MXcell system paired with the Gene Pulser electroporation buffer provides researchers a way to quickly optimise electroporation conditions to maximise the use of their cells and samples.
The system can also be used as rapid screening tool for the delivery of siRNA into any type of mammalian cell line.
The MXcell system features disposable 12-, 24- and 96-well plates offering options for high-throughput, replicated optimization, as well as multiple lab-scale transfections in a single plate.
The software has gradient programming and pre-set optimisation protocols for rapid plate set-up.
Target customers for the system are researchers at all levels in molecular biology laboratories in academia, core laboratories, and biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
At half the list price of other systems, the MXcell electroporation system enables scientists to conduct research on more medically relevant cells including stem cells.
Electroporation is a valuable tool for nucleic acid delivery because it can be used for a wide variety of cell types.
Along with a general movement in the scientific community to use more medically relevant cells, new tools for electroporation have become necessary as more scientists optimize delivery of siRNA, plasmids, or other molecules into mammalian cells, in particular, primary cells and those cells that are difficult to transfect. Request a free brochure from Bio-Rad Laboratories ...
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