Saw Instruments has launched the Sam X acoustic biosensor, which is designed to provide binding constants and kinetics data for ligands binding to membrane targets on cells.
Featuring eight analysis channels and adaptable routing that expands the workflow options, the system uses Saw's Surface Acoustic Wave technology to detect mass binding and protein conformational changes on whole cells.
The acoustic biosensors do not require complex labelling methods, operate in real-time and can be used to investigate living cells.
The Sam X has two sensor chips for higher-end users, further facilitating the parallel processing of samples.
Each channel can by utilised independently or via sequential combinations of 4 x 2, 2 x 4 or 1 x 8 channels.
Different ligands can be automatically immobilised online at each chip position, enabling the direct quantification of the amount of protein bound to the sensor-chip surface.
