QIAcuity Nanoplates and Accessories

For use with the QIAcuity digital PCR instruments

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QIAcuity Nanoplate 26k 8-well (10)

Cat no. / ID. 250031

10 QIAcuity Nanoplate 26k 8-well, 11 Nanoplate Seals

CHF 295.00

Product TypeAccessories

QIAcuity Nanoplate

Nanoplate Seals

Nanoplate Tray

Nanoplate Adapter

Partitions per well

26k

8.5k

Number of wells

Quantity

QIAcuity Nanoplates and Accessories are intended for molecular biology applications. These products are not intended for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a disease.

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Features

Four nanoplates for different application needs
Up to 8500 or 26,000 partitions per well
SBS format

Product Details

The QIAcuity Nanoplates are microfluidic digital PCR plates that enable running 8, 24 or 96 samples with up to 8500 or 26,000 partitions per well. All four nanoplates are designed to run on the QIAcuity digital PCR instruments.

The nanoplates can only be used with the QIAcuity Digital PCR System. Use the dedicated QIAcuity Nanoplate Adapter when performing automated liquid handling and PCR setup in a QIAcuity Nanoplate using the QIAgility. Once done, load the plate onto the QIAcuity Digital PCR System for the dPCR reaction.

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Performance

These are specially designed plates used for the digital PCR reactions in the QIAcuity instruments. QIAGEN offers four nanoplate types, all SBS format, but with different specifications for different application needs.

Nanoplate – features and specifications
Type	Frame color	Specifications	Applications
Nanoplate 26K 8-well	Light blue	8-well x approx. 26,000 partitions 40 µl dPCR reaction per well	Rare mutation detection, liquid biopsy, pathogen detection, etc.
Nanoplate 26K 24-well	Blue	24-well x approx. 26,000 partitions 40 µl dPCR reaction per well
Nanoplate 8.5K 24-well	White	24-well x approx. 8500 partitions 12 µl dPCR reaction per well	Copy number variation analysis, gene expression analysis, NGS library quantification, genome edit detection, etc.
Nanoplate 8.5K 96-well	Gray	96-well x approx. 8500 partitions 12 µl dPCR reaction per well

Principle

In just 3 simple steps, you can have the dPCR result you want in under 2 hours: pipette and load, run the experiment, analyze results. The principle of the dPCR reaction in the nanoplates is described here.

Procedure

Just like in qPCR experiments, sample preparation includes the transfer of master mix, probes and primers to a 8-, 24- or 96-well nanoplate, followed by the addition of samples. The system integrates partitioning, thermocycling and imaging into a single fully automated instrument that takes users from the sample to result in under 2 hours. One can perform analysis on the Suite Software, providing the concentration in copies per microliter of your target sequence as well as for quality control such as positive samples or NTC. This analysis can also be extended to remote computers within the same local area network (LAN).

Applications

The QIAcuity Nanoplates, in combination with the QIAcuity Digital PCR System and the QIAcuity PCR kits, enable digital PCR applications, including:

Rare mutation detection
Copy number variation analysis
Gene expression analysis
Pathogen detection
Genotyping
miRNA research
Cell and gene therapy
Residual DNA quantification
Waste water monitoring

Resources

For Version 2.0

For Version 2

Version 4.0

The Volume Precision Factor (VPF) offers a unique feature to secure precision of concentration results obtained from a QIAcuity dPCR run.
In general, Nanoplates provide partitions of fixed sizes that enable a very precise way of sample concentration calculation. Potential variation of partition sizes in Nanoplate batches, caused by different microstructure molding forms, can be addressed by applying the batch specific VPF. Furthermore, the VPF includes well-specific volume information and therefore further increases precision of concentration calculation in each well of the Nanoplates.

After downloading and updating the VPF file within the QIAcuity Software Suite, the VPF is applied automatically to the analysis of a corresponding Nanoplate batch. The VPF file includes information from all available microstructure molding forms and connected Nanoplate batches. It will be stored on the PC where the QIAcuity Software Suite is installed.

Required QIAcuity Software Suite version: Version 1.2 or higher.

Version 2.1

Version 1.2

The QIAcuity Software Suite 1.2 is designed to be installed on a Windows PC that is connected to one or more QIAcuity instruments. The QIAcuity Software Suite enables the user to set up plates, analyze results, and monitor the status of runs in real time. For this configuration, the QIAcuity instrument needs to be connected to a network through Ethernet. Alternatively, a direct cable connection between the QIAcuity and the notebook where the QIAcuity Software Suite is running needs to be established. When connected to a network, up to 10 users may access the QIAcuity Software Suite via a browser installed on the client PC (Windows or Mac).

The following browsers are supported in the QIAcuity Software Suite:

-Mozilla Firefox (version 64.0.2 or higher)
-Microsoft Edge (version 44.17763.1.0 or higher)
-Google Chrome (version 71.0.3578.98 or higher)

The new QIAcuity Software Suite 1.2 offers a functionality that enables users of the QIAcuity Software 1.1.3 to upgrade to the new version while keeping the library of previously stored plate runs.

Note: If you have exported plates from QIAcuity Software Suite 1.1.3 that you would like to import and use in QIAcuity Software Suite 1.2, you will need to import the plates before upgrading from version 1.1.3 to version 1.2. You may then export the plates again. Future software version starting from QIAcuity Software Suite 2.0 will facilitate import of plates from previous QIAcuity Software Suite versions.

The new improvements are as follows:

-Support for the Nanoplate 8.5k 24-well
-Hyperwell functionality to combine several wells to one combined well for analysis
-Automated plate archiving functionality
-Functionality to show the number of single/double positives in 2D scatterplots
-VPF (Volume Precision Factor) to further improve concentration calculation (see related resources)
-Additional improvements for stabilization and troubleshooting

For Version 1.2

For Version 1.0

The QIAgility instrument is a liquid handler designed for automating PCR setup. For compatibility with the QIAcuity, we developed an adapter to secure up to two nanoplates onto the deck of the QIAgility. Using the QIAgility software, we have optimized a protocol that works for all nanoplate types and QIAcuity applications. Here we report the performance of a front end automated QIAgility dPCR nanoplate setup procedure for use with the QIAcuity dPCR system.

The QIAcuity digital PCR system combined with the QIAcuity One-Step Viral RT-PCR Kit enables precise detection and quantitation of vector-borne viruses in mosquitoes. The results presented in this comparison study showed that digital PCR is a powerful tool for absolute quantitation of low abundant targets and is a more reliable detection method than qPCR. Multiplexing allows detection and quantitation of multiple targets in a single reaction more efficiently by increasing sample throughput at a reduced cost per target.

Digital PCR is a superior method to qPCR for the detection and absolute quantification of low concentration target templates. There are multiple digital PCR systems on the market that differ in numerous aspects including the amount of dead volume, which is the volume that is loaded but not analyzed by the given instrument. While it has been speculated that dead volume could impact the sensitivity of dPCR applications, here we provide data to support the conclusion that the most important factors in determining the relative sensitivity of each system are template addition volume and template analyzed volume. In summary, data provided herein demonstrate that higher template addition volumes can overcome any limitations that dead volume may have on the sensitivity of a dPCR application.

The goal of this work was to compare performance of quantitative PCR (qPCR) and digital PCR (dPCR) in the quantification of gene expression and Wolbachia abundances in Nasonia parasitoid wasps.

This study tested a workflow for quantitation and qualification of AAV samples using a duplex assay on the QIAcuity dPCR instrument targeting both an insert (GFP) and the viral backbone (AAV2-ITR). With very low intra-assay and inter-assay CVs <6.5%, we demonstrate one of the main benefits of dPCR: reproducibility.

Here we report the use of saliva samples in combination with dPCR as a suitable alternative to screen for individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Here we demonstrate how to optimize your assays on a microfluidic nanoplate-based digital PCR system, the QIAcuity, and provide recommendations for a seamless transfer. Moreover, the QIAcuity dPCR workflow is very similar to qPCR.

Here we compared the performance of qPCR and the nanoplate dPCR techniques. The digital PCR method on the QIAcuity significantly improved precision when measuring copy number states and sensitivity of mutation detection through absolute quantification and reduced standard error. This is advantageous in various applications, including copy number variation analysis, small fold-change and rare mutation detection.

Here we provide an integrated rAAV genome titer method using the QIAcuity Digital PCR (dPCR) System with detailed parameters for high assay performance. Using this optimized method for pre-PCR handling of in-process rAAV samples, the results demonstrated that QIAcuity dPCR system generates the same level of accuracy and precision as the current gold standard ddPCR system but with much faster sample-to-result times (2 hours vs 7 hours) and higher overall throughput and scalability.

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