Function and setup
qTOWER
3
84 / qTOWER
3
84 G
Edition 02.19
23
5.2
PCR thermocycler
The qTOWER³ 84 is equipped with a thermal block with 384 wells.
The thermal block
consists of very good heat-conducting aluminum.
This achieves a high temperature
homogeneity and uniformity in combination with heating rates of up to 4 °C/s and cool-
ing rates of up to 2 °C/s.
The
qTOWER³
84
G
also features a 384 well thermal block but is additionally equipped
with a gradient function. The maximum temperature span of the gradient is 24 °C with
24 columns. This means that the device is particularly well prepared for establishing
new primary pairs.
To avoid condensation or potential sample loss, the qTOWER³ 84 is equipped with a
motorized heated lid. This can be adjusted up to 110 °C and guarantees an optimum
contact pressure on the sample vessels during the entire real-time PCR run process
irrespective of the consumables used.