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DO IT YOURSELF – Coming SOON – BIABOOSTER System

A DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR SIZE ANALYSIS OF DNA

Getting a DNA profile of plasmatic free DNA is almost impossible using existing electrophoresis systems. But it is an easy thing with the BIABooster, an innovative plug-in for capillary electrophoresis. It works with µLAS technology, in which applying simultaneously hydrodynamic and electric fields in a viscoelastic buffer generates a stable on-line concentration of DNA at the junction between two capillaries of different diameters. After concentration, a progressive change in hydrodynamic and electric fields results in size separation. Separated DNA peaks are detected by laser induced fluorescence.

Up to 1 µl of sample is injected in the device, to be compared to a few nanoliters injected in usual capillary or microchip electrophoresis. This allows to analyze very diluted DNA samples, invisible in electrophoresis techniques.

What do you need to profile your ccfDNA?

  • BIABooster Capillary

A proprietary device for injecting, concentrating, and separating DNA

  • BIABooster DNA 1K kit

Contains all reagents & plastic wares to analyze 50 samples.

  • BIABooster Cassette

Holds the BIABooster Capillary in the CE machine

  • Agilent CE + Picometrics ZETALIF detector

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  • BIAbooster Analytics Software

Translates raw fluorescence traces into a quantified mass distribution according to size

July 2, 2016