Quill and solid microarray spotting pin products for the worldwide gene expression market are made of tungsten for longer life and improved corrosion resistance
Point Technologies announces new Accelerator brand quill and solid microarray spotting pin products for the worldwide gene expression market.
The new pins have the following characteristics, which have been widely hailed by customers in preliminary evaluations: Material: tungsten, benefit: long life due to increased hardness (four times that of stainless steel) and vastly improved corrosion resistance compared to existing stainless steel pins.
Collars are colour-coded to denote tip and slit size.
Sequentially numbered for traceability from microarray lab back to manufacturing.
New packaging to facilitate handling and storage.
Radiused tips.
Conical, electropolished, tapered tips for decreased substrate damage and improved spot morphology. The company also offers printheads for the new pins.
The printheads are made of a non-corrosive, high-impact; lubricious polymer material that reduces galling and corrosion experienced with the current pins and printhead combinations in the market. The new pins can fit existing arrayers in most markets.
Point Technologies uses precision electrochemical etching and electroplating technology to manufacture precision pointed products from small diameter wire.
It is one of the few companies in the world that can point and electropolish tungsten wire. Point Technologies's products are used widely by companies in the semiconductor industry, which incorporate the company's probe needles in probe cards, which are then sold to chip manufacturers such as Intel, Motorola, TI, and IBM.
Point Tech also makes a wide variety of needles, pins and electrodes for the medical device industry.
