SAW Instruments
GmbH, today announced the launch of the sam®5 GREEN acoustic biosensor, and the
availability of its family of sam®5 acoustic biosensors in the US market. Founded
on SAW's proprietary Surface Acoustic Wave technology, sam®5 offers precise,
real-time, label-free measurement of biomolecular interactions. Building
on the success of the existing sam®5 BLUE, which is designed for flexibility in
method and applications development, the new sam®5 GREEN is purpose-built for
industry customers with more routine applications, providing increased
convenience and consistency. The sam®5 GREEN uses proprietary,
pre-coated, disposable sensor chips, available in a range of surface
chemistries, to give a greater level of reproducibility and batch control for
customers performing routine analyses.
SAW technology
has aroused a great deal of interest as it is a highly cost-effective
technology and can address applications ranging from measuring binding to whole
cells, through to working with small molecules and fragment libraries.
"Customers have viewed sam®5 as being a highly complementary and additive
technology to SPR", commented Dr Ian Taylor, Sales and Marketing, SAW Instruments.
"We are now working with customers to deliver a range of sam®5 instruments
tailored for use in different applications and laboratory settings. With the
pre-coated, disposable nature and built-in user tracking of our sensor chips,
and advanced monitoring of the fluidic cell lifetime, the new sam®5 GREEN
system will particularly benefit our industrial customers." He continued, "We
are also delighted to be making these products available to the US Market.
There has been considerable interest ahead of the launch and we have already
secured our first customer sales in the US."
SAW Instruments
will be showcasing the sam®5 GREEN this week on Booth Number 312 at the Seventh
Annual PEGS Conference in Boston. For more information on SAW's surface
acoustic wave technology, the sam®5 platforms available, or to discuss
applications, please visit the SAW experts on their Booth, or visit
http://www.saw-instruments.de.
Notes on the technology
Surface Acoustic Wave technology is based
on the ability of a wave of energy to travel across the surface of a material.
Each surface has a typical inherent elasticity affecting the way the energy of
the wave dissipates as it travels across the surface of the material being analysed.
Thus, the nature of the surface in question, and therefore any changes to it,
can be assessed by sensors monitoring the behaviour of the wave as it
propagates across the surface. In particular, changes in mass result in
alterations to the phase of the wave, whilst viscoelastic and conformational characteristics
influence wave amplitude. The technology developed and employed by SAW
instruments is capable of accurately interpreting this information in order to
provide real time readouts measuring binding and conformational changes in the
samples through which the wave passes.
About SAW Instruments GmbH
SAW Instruments GmbH designs, develops and sells
biosensor-based laboratory instruments for life sciences research. The
proprietary technology of SAW Instruments employs a Surface Acoustic Waves
approach to biological measurement, rather than using traditional optical
methods such as SPR. The technology is uniquely positioned compared to other
biosensor technologies based on its ability to measure conformational changes
in cells, membranes and vesicles. In addition, the system is also capable of
providing other industry standard measurements including those involving
kinetics, quantitation and affinity.
SAW instruments has more than ten years experience in
the field of label-free biosensor technology and a number of our customers have
successfully published work employing the platform. It is our goal is to
continue to build on this experience, as well as to develop a family of
workflow-driven products to further meet our customers' needs.
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