Fluidigm has released its 48.48 Access Array integrated fluidic chip (IFC) for 454 FLX users active in amplicon tagging.
The Access Array IFC is said to automatically generate emPCR-ready libraries by simultaneously combining 48 samples and 48 primer sets to produce 48 uniquely-barcoded samples per chip.
Fluidigm's Access Array IFC, when used with a 454 FLX sequencer, can capture up to 12kb of sequence data per sample, or 576kb per array.
Upcoming applications on the Access Array system, such as long-range PCR, will allow for users to target up to 480kb of sequence data per sample, or 23MB per array.
Fluidigm's Access Array features the ability to harvest the sample out of the chip.
Once the sample processing has been completed in the chip it automatically returns the sample to the inlets where they can be extracted and readied for sequencing.
