Marketed by Applied Biosystems, which is a company in the Thermo Fisher Scientific group, the 3130 genetic analyzer offers advanced technology in the form of capillary electrophoresis, which offers advantages over the much older method of slab-gel technology.
This analyzer has been on the market for a decade and has a proven track record of accuracy, reliability, and throughput in labs and testing facilities around the world. Used as both a primary genetic analyzer in smaller labs as well as in labs with high throughput requirements for testing. The system can manage two 96-well plates or 384-well plates which can be loaded and run simultaneously.
Automation for Ease of Use
As with the majority of genetic analyzers on the market today, the Applied Biosystems 3130 genetic analyzer uses automation to reduce the risk of human error as well as to control throughput. The samples are automatically injected from the 96 or 384-well plates, and this is done without any intermediate requirements, allowing for small sample size for testing.
The system is also designed to operate throughout a wide range of environmental temperatures. The equipment can be used from 15 to 30 degrees Celsius, with optimal results if the room temperature remains constant and does not fluctuate more than plus or minus two degrees Celsius when the equipment is operating.
Testing Ability
Through the use of specialized polymers, the correct current and laser applied to the DNA fragments in the solution, the emissions from the fragments are recorded with a CCD camera. The equipment is able to detect up to five fluorophores per test, which allows for precise detection of DNA fragments.
The 3130 genetic analyzer is a user-friendly piece of equipment that is ideally suited to most labs. Easy to maintain and offering testing capabilities necessary in today’s testing labs, this is a great analyzer for any facility.
