The CAPMM utilizes an alpha version of a Aushon 2470 automated high-throughput protein microarrayer. The instrument is manufactured by Aushon BioSystems of Lexington, Massachusetts. As the product brochure states, "The 2470 Arrayer is a high throughput, research microarrayer designed for use with a wide variety of biological materials, substrates and microtiter plate formats. With its proprietary pin design and print architecture, the 2470 arrayer creates arrays of stunning quality at unparalleled speeds." Protein array slides are analyzed with the KODAK Image Station 4000MM Digital Imaging System
featuring multiwavelength fluorescence illumination, 4-million pixel resolution, true 16-bit imaging and more than 5x the sensitivity of Kodak's other systems, the new Image Station 4000MM provides the ultimate in performance and versatility.
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