TABLE I.
A list of commercial laboratory machines that incorporate microfluidic technology.
| Machine | Company | Application | Microfluidic element | URL Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LabChip | Caliper/Perkin Elmer | DNA, RNA, and Protein quantification | Microchip electrophoresis | 89 |
| 2100 Bioanalyzer | Agilent | DNA, RNA, and Protein quantification | Microchip electrophoresis | 90 |
| MPCS | Emerald BioSystems | Protein crystal screening | Emulsion generator | 16 |
| BioMark | Fluidigm | Gene expression analysis Digital PCR | Integrated fluidic circuit | 101 |
| C1 | Fluidigm | Single cell processing | Integrated fluidic circuit | 101 |
| QX100 ddPCR | Bio-Rad | Digital PCR | Emulsion generator | 102 |
| RainDrop | RainDance | Digital PCR | Emulsion generator | 103 |
| Mondrain SP | Nugen | Sequencing sample prep | Digital microfluidics | 104 |
| One Touch | Life technologies | Sequencing sample prep | Emulsion generator | 105 |
| Ion Torrent PGM/Proton | Life technologies | Next generation Sequencing | Microfluidic flowcell/microwell array | 105 |
| Genome Analyzer/HiSeq/MiSeq | Illumina | Next generation Sequencing | Microfluidic flowcell | 106 |
| Heliscope | Helicos | Next generation Sequencing | Microfluidic flowcell | 107 |