Description
Bio-Rad iCycler Thermal Cycler
- Sample capacity: 1 x 96-well (0.2 ml) sample block
- Display: Quarter VGA screen
- Operating temperature: 5–32˚C ambient
- Operating humidity: 20–80%
- Heating rate: 3˚/sec
- Cooling rate: 2˚/sec
- Method of heating/cooling: Peltier and Joule
- Modes of temperature monitoring: Block, in-sample probe, algorithm
- Footprint (H x W x D”): 9 x 10.4 x 21.5″
- Weight: 10 kg (22 lb)
- Range: 4–100˚C
- Accuracy: ±0.3˚C
- Uniformity: ±0.4˚C
- Overshoot maximum: <0.5˚C
- Heated lid: Up to 105˚C
- Thermal Gradient:
- Range: 1–25˚C
- Accuracy: ±0.4˚C
- Uniformity: ±0.4˚C
- Temperature range: 40–99˚C
- Programming:
- Maximum number of programs: 255 on board
- Cycles per protocol: Up to 9
- Segments per cycle: Up to 9
- Repeats per cycle: Up to 99
- Segment time range: 00:01–99:59 min
- Pause: Yes
- Battery-backed RAM: Yes
- On-board software: Menu driven, real-time graphical display of thermal protocol, intuitive PCR language programming, automatic validation reporting, customizable auditory signals for pause and end of run
- Key programming features: On board protocol templates include cycle sequencing, touchdown, RT-PCR, nested PCR, long PCR
