Loopamp® Realtime Turbidimeter (LA-200) 



The Loopamp® Realtime Turbidimeter (LA-200) is a device specifically designed for real-time reporting of the LAMP (Loopmediated Isothermal Amplification) reaction, which utilizes a novel gene amplification method developed by EIKEN CHEMICAL CO., LTD. User-friendly software controls the turbidimeter from a computer, allowing temperature and reaction time modifications for different tests.  The positive results are monitored through detection of the white turbidity formed by the amplification by-product, magnesium pyrophosphate.


Features of LA-200

• Up to 32 samples can be amplified and monitored every six seconds simultaneously.

• Four heat blocks, each holding eight samples, can be set individually with different temperature and reaction time, allowing up to four different tests to be performed at the same time.

• The lid of the turbidimeter is heated, preventing samples from vaporizing and condensing on the tube cover during the reaction.

• The user-friendly software is very simple to operate.

• As with other real-time amplification methods, the LAMP reaction positive reporting time is related to the initial copies of the template.  With the reporting function of the Loopamp® Realtime Turbidimeter and a set of standard template samples, the LAMP amplification can be used to quantify the template in the samples.


Amplification Reaction and Detection Principle

The Loopamp® Realtime Turbidimeter (LA-200) controls the reaction temperature and time for the LAMP reaction.  The four reaction blocks can be individually controlled.  Its optical system detects the white turbidity cause by the amplification by-product (magnesium pyrophosphate) every six seconds.  The software records and reports the result in real-time.  At the end of the reaction, the reaction blocks are programmed to heat and inactivate the enzyme to stop the reaction.


LA-200 uses Windows® applicable user interface which allows simple operation.

•Ability to input various parameters such as reaction time, temperature, recording and reporting time, etc.

•Visualization of a real-time amplification curve

•Adjustable baselines

•Ability to export data as CSV files.

 


Main Specifications

Reaction Block: 8 turbidity channels with each heating block, 4 blocks (32 samples)
Temperature control: PID control 55-70°C ± 0.5°C
Dimensions: W245mm x D282mm x H188mm 
Weight:  5.0 kg
Power supply: AC 100V, 200V
Operation Temperature: 10~30°C
PC: Microsoft Windows® 2000 or XP compatible

 Inquiries

For more information about this device, LAMP method or Loopamp® products, please send an email to sas@sascientific.com or call 1-800-272-2710.