The Solas 8® is a portable, four channel fluorescence detection system
Developed by MatMaCorp, this device can be used in a laboratory, in the clinic or in the field. Easy to use, reliable and robust, the Solas 8® is two thermal cyclers in one intelligent device. 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 most commercially available methods as well as using either the MatMaCorp MagicTip® DNA Isolation Kits or the StickE Column DNA Isolation Kits®. Mutations, SNPs or targets can be detected using TaqMan® probes, Molecular Beacons or MatMaCorp's C-SAND® Assays. The Solas 8 device is available in two configurations as shown below.
| Product | Solas 8® |
| Channels | ATTO 488, ATTO 565, DY-636, DY-730 |
| Application | Lab and Field Molecular Discovery |
| Product | Solas 8c® (Custom) |
| Channels | 6-FAM, HEX, Texas Red, Cy5 |
| Application | Lab and Field Molecular Discovery |
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.