New Minco 384-Hole Heater Responds to Industry Move to 384-Hole Microplate - New Proprietary Non-Mechanical Routing Technology Tackles Uniform Heating Challenge
Minco today announced the release of a breakthrough 384-hole heater, which provides critical temperature uniformity across a 384 well Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) sample block.
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 13, 2005 -- MD&M East - Minco, (www.minco.com/384) a designer
and manufacturer of critical components for critical medical applications, today
announced the release of a breakthrough 384-hole heater, which provides critical
temperature uniformity across a 384 well Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) sample
block.
“As thermal cycling machinery in the IVD market rapidly moves from
a 96-hole to a 384-hole microplate, steel rule dies are becoming less effective
for the development of smaller heating components,” said Brian Williams, Minco
Marketing Manager. “Minco engineers recognized that alternate routing
techniques, used to develop components in our flex division, could produce the
substantially smaller heating components required to effectively work within the
tight dimensions of the 384-hole microplate.”
This proprietary Minco
technology enables extremely tight hole-to-hole tolerance allowing for near
perfect registration of the Minco 384-hole heater to a PCR sample block. The
seamless fit of the heater provides superior heat transfer critical to fast
temperature cycling environments. It also enables an unobstructed view of the
reaction process because, what can be large, heating components are
eliminated.
The Minco 384-hole heater contains an etched Thermofoil™
element which also encourages heat uniformity as reagents are cycled through
high-throughput PCR thermal well steps of denaturing, annealing and
extension.
“Minco recognizes that the IVD market is continually reducing
size, adding features and increasing the sophistication of temperature cycling
machinery,” added Williams. “Minco engineers are committed to developing heaters
that produce higher throughput, optimal uniformity and tighter dimensional
tolerance.”
The Minco 384-hole heater can be constructed with a broad
array of insulation materials depending upon its client’s emissivity
needs.
The 384-hole heater is available with an integrated thermistor, or
RTD, and can be custom profiled to match any system. For more information about
the 384-hole heater please contact Brian Williams, Marketing Manager, at
763-586-2903, or visit www.minco.com/384.
Minco designs, manufactures and
markets critical components for critical applications. The company is
unsurpassed in its ability to integrate and assemble Thermofoil™ Heaters, Flex
Circuits, Sensors and Instruments into a single component for greater
efficiency. Minco helps companies minimize the risk of product failure by
providing highly reliable components and expert design services.
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