Low cost LED-based xMAP analyzer for multiplexed diagnosis and environmental detection of biological agents

Recently, improvements built upon the core Luminex analyzer technologies have resulted in the development of BeadPix; a low-cost, compact, rugged, diagnostic and environmental testing xMAP analyzer. This instrument moves away from a flow cytometry-based system to an instrument that employs Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and a CCD imager, coupled with an improved magnetic microsphere-based array (MagPlex(tm)).

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