scholarly journals Q3: A Compact Device for Quick, High Precision qPCR

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 2583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Cereda ◽  
Alessandro Cocci ◽  
Davide Cucchi ◽  
Lillo Raia ◽  
Danilo Pirola ◽  
...  

An accurate and easy-to-use Q3 system for on-chip quantitative real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) is hereby demonstrated, and described in detail. The qPCR reactions take place inside a single-use Lab-on-a-Chip with multiple wells, each with 5 to 15 µL capacity. The same chip hosts a printed metal heater coupled with a calibrated sensor, for rapid and accurate temperature control inside the reaction mixture. The rest of the system is non-disposable and encased in a 7 × 14 × 8.5 (height) cm plastic shell weighing 300 g. Included in the non-disposable part is a fluorescence read-out system featuring up to four channels and a self-contained control and data storage system, interfacing with an external user-friendly software suite. Hereby, we illustrate the engineering details of the Q3 system and benchmark it with seamlessly ported testing protocols, showing that Q3 equals the performance of standard commercial systems. Overall, to the best of our knowledge, this is one of the most mature general-purpose systems for on-chip qPCR currently available.

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Ega Shela Marsiani

The purpose of the research is to provide the warehouse staff with convenience to process inventory data so that they can give fast, precise and accurate information. The research method used for the design of this application system is a Grounded Research method. After designing the system of inventory data input application, the researcher then draws a conclusion that the application using Netbeans and IReport softwares can generate more interactive appearance and provide convenience for the PT. Tatuis warehouse staff. Further, PT. Tatuis offers excellent service and produces the goods of high quality. Therefore, to make it more effective and efficient, PT. Tatuis needs a good and user-friendly data storage system to draw up the inventory of mukena fabric


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (1) ◽  
pp. 000361-000366
Author(s):  
Richard Pitwon ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
Alex Worrall

The exponential increase in data center system bandwidth densities necessitates the migration of optical connectivity into the system enclosure. This is reflected by the emergence of a new technology eco-system including board-mountable optical engines and board-level optical interconnect. We consider how data center architectures are evolving and investigate the relative maturity and viability of various optical interconnect technologies. We also discuss current European research activities to develop disruptive optical interconnect solutions across all hierarchical levels of the data system from rack-to-rack, board-to-board, chip-to-chip and ultimately on-chip photonic interconnect. An early outcome of these activities has been the successful demonstration of an optically enabled data storage system.


2003 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 938-945 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Eleftheriou ◽  
T. Antonakopoulos ◽  
G.K. Binnig ◽  
G. Cherubini ◽  
M. Despont ◽  
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