The Solas 8® is a portable, four channel fluorescence detection system

Developed by MatMaCorp, this simple device, weighing just 6 pounds, can be used in a laboratory, in the clinic or in the field. Easy to use, reliable and robust, the Solas 8® has two 8 well heating blocks. The large well block is for DNA or RNA isolation and the small block is for detection of targets or SNPs using either isothermal or quantitative Real-Time PCR (qPCR) techniques.

DNA or RNA isolation can be accomplished with either the MagicTip® DNA Isolation Kits or the StickE Column DNA Isolation Kits® and detection of SNPs or targets is done using MatMaCorp's C-SAND® Assays. Target detection can also be accomplished using 5' exonuclease type assays (eg. TaqMan® probes).

Custom SNP and target detection tests can be ordered.

Selected Publications

• Heaton MP, Bassett AS, Whitman KJ et al. "Evaluation of EPAS1 variants for association with bovine congestive heart failure." F1000Research, 2019, 8:1189.
• Zurita M, Martignette L, Barrera J et al. "Detection of African swine fever virus utilizing the portable MatMaCorp ASF detection system" Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2021.
• Craney A, Petrik D, Sukhu A et al. "Performance Evaluation of the MatMaCorp COVID-19 2SF Assay for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 from Nasopharyngeal Swabs" Microbiol Spectr, 2021, 9:e00083-21.

General News

• Solar Powered Solas 8 Successfully Tests for Endangered Lemur Species in Remote Madagascar
• MatMaCorp’s DNA and RNA testing platform could help protect the U.S. pork supply from African swine fever
• The box behind the BCHF find

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