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Introduction
The GenePix
®
4100A Microarray Scanner uses a laser-excitation based
fluorescence scanning and imaging system. The laser-based scanning
system operates by slowly moving the slide in the Y–direction, while
the slide is rapidly scanned in the X–direction. The design of the
microarray scanner allows you to scan a 25 mm by 75 mm slide at up
to two wavelengths:
•
10
μ
m resolution in approximately 6.5 minutes for each of the
two channels (13 minutes total time)
•
5
μ
m resolution in approximately 13 minutes for each of the two
channels (26 minutes total time)
Scanner Features
•
Can be configured with one or two internally installed
laser-excitation sources
•
Sequential scanning of up to two wavelengths
•
Precisely controlled automatic laser power monitoring with
pixel-by-pixel correction
•
Data Scan pixel resolution from 5
μ
m to 100
μ
m
•
Fast Preview Scan pixel resolution at 40
μ
m
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16-bit ultra-low-noise digitization
•
Dynamic range of 10
4
•
Two standard filters and an 8-position emission filter cartridge
with up to six additional pre-installed factory filters
•
Capacity for one standard 1 inch by 3 inch (25 mm by 75 mm,
or 26 mm by 76 mm) microscope slide-based microarray
•
Full integration with GenePix Pro Software and Acuity
®
Microarray Informatics Software
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