Parallab 350™ - The High Speed Air-based Thermal Cycler

The Parallab 350™ utilizes its onboard high speed thermal cycler for fast and effective cycling of 96 reactions at a time. To start the thermal cycling process, the Nano-Pipetter is lowered into the thermal cycler where the reaction tubes are temporarily sealed with an elastomer pad on the open ends. The thermal cycling is performed with forced hot air that is uniformly directed into the chamber, around the assembled reactions within the glass tubes. Hot air cycling is an effective way to achieve fast ramp rates and quick temperature ‘turn-arounds.’ This eliminates the hold time for both the denature and anneal steps to greatly reduce the overall cycling time. The Parallab 350™ can typically perform standard 35 cycle sequencing thermal cycling profiles in less than 40 minutes, compared to 120-150 minutes with a conventional block cycler. This all translates into fast processing and higher throughput for your lab.

Uses high-speed turbulent air circulation Has programmable, fast and accurate ramping speeds (0.1°C/second to 15 °C/second) Completes an average 35 cycle protocol in under 40 minutes for cycle sequencing

Thermal Cycling Conditions 95°C for 0 seconds 50°C for 0 seconds 60°C for 45 seconds

Watch a video of the Parallab 350's Thermal Cycler in action (5Mb video clip).