Nobelza Nucleic acid amplification test cartilage

Nobelza single-use LoC cartridge has everything to carryout RT-PCR. Chip consists of six reaction wells, preloaded with lyophilized reagents. Any qPCR protocol developed for larger, more common instruments can be easily ported to Nobelza. Chip is compatible with purified DNA/RNA in aqueous solution, e.g., extracted from blood or other biological samples.

Thermal cycling can be programmed depending on the protocol, and is controlled by a microcontroller through a Proportional-Integrative-Derivative (PID) algorithm.

Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag on the cartridge flipside allows for the storage of manufacturing information.

Technical Specification
Size: 21.9 × 46.9 × 6.2 mm

Weight: 4 grams

Chip material: Polycarbonate

Cartilage type: Silicon based RT-PCR

Operational voltage: 5 V @ 100 mA

Ramp rate: + 15 and -7 °C/s with control and thermal accuracy of ± 0.1 and ± 0.25 °C respectively.

Cooling type: Peltier free passive airflow

Wells: 6

Well volume: 5 µL

Reagent type on chip: Lyophilised

Storage: 4 °C

Chip covering: poly(methyl methacrylate) sliding cap

Contamination prevention: Wells preloaded with wax, which melts during the first heating step and floats on top