The Hitachi Software MiraiBio Group Blog

The Hitachi Software MiraiBio Online Store has opened it’s doors for business on July 1st, 2008.  Currently, the product catalog includes:

• Luminex MicroPlex xTAG Microspheres (FlexMAP)
• Luminex MicroPlex Microspheres (Carboxylated)
• Luminex LumAvidin Microspheres
• Luminex SeroMAP Microspheres
• Luminex Calibration and Control Microspheres

Just like any other e-commerce site, all you have to do is add the beads you want to your shopping cart and checkout.  It just does not get any easier.

Hitachi Software’s MiraiBio Group has recently launched 2 new software tools in the DNASIS SmartNote web application: the Allele Specific Primer Extension (ASPE) Assay Design tool and the xTAG Software (formerly TagIT) tool. These tools are important time savers for those who are interested in multiplexing their SNP or genotyping assays on the Luminex xMAP (also sold by Bio-Rad as the Bio-Plex) platform.

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Just as a rose by any other name smells as sweet, MicroPlex Microspheres, formerly known as xMap compatible Multi-Analyte COOH Microspheres or Carboxylated Beads, have a new name, but still deliver excellent results for researchers seeking cost-effective, quick, and focused bioassays.

Polystyrene MicroPlex Microspheres are sold by several vendors, and are essentially identical in size, concentration, and shelf life. Also known as beads, they are internally labeled with dyes and contain exposed carboxyl groups for the covalent attachment of ligands and biomolecules. As opposed to solid planar arrays, beads are used in wet chemistry, taking advantage of faster liquid reaction kinetics, requiring smaller sample sizes, and delivering faster, more reproducible results than solid, planar alternatives.

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