Chai - Real-Time PCR Machine

Rapidly design, run, and analyze advanced experiments.

Browser-based software is always up to date. There’s nothing to install: Open qPCR’s software runs right in your web browser on any Mac, PC, or tablet.

Start a run at the lab, view results from your home, or anywhere you have Internet.

Or take Open qPCR into the field. Built like a tiny tank and weighing only 4 kg, it’s easy to transport, and can run anywhere you have power.

Open Platform
Avoid vendor lock-in. Open qPCR works with all PCR master mixes, probe chemistries, and dyes.

Open Source
We promote research & support the community by making our core bioinformatics algorithms open source.

Open API
Control Open qPCR via your laboratory automation system or custom software with our open API.

PCR

Samples: 16 wells, 100 µL low profile tubes
Supported Probes: TaqMan, Molecular Beacon, Scorpions, Hydrolysis
Supported Dyes: Chai Green, SYBR Green
Supported Fluorophores: FAM, HEX, VIC, JOE
Sample Volume: 10 – 50 µL
Sensitivity: 1 copy
Dynamic Range: 1010

Optical

Excitation: 454 – 487 nm
Detection (Single Ch): 513 – 555 nm
Detection (Dual Ch): 508 – 532, 573 – 597 nm
Scan Time: 4.4 s
Design: Solid-State LEDs & Photodiodes

Thermal

Temp Range: 4 – 100 °C
Ramp Rate: 0.00001 – 5.0 °C/s
Temp Accuracy: ±0.2 °C at 65 °C
Temp Uniformity: ±0.4 °C at 65 °C
Lid Temp: Ambient – 120 °C

Connectivity

Networking: Ethernet, 802.11n WiFi, USB
Software: Web Application
Device Support: Mac, PC, Linux, iPad, Android Tablet
Integration: REST API

System

Power: 100 – 240 V, 50 – 60 Hz
Operating Temp: 10 – 35 °C
Operating Humidity: 20 – 80%, non-condensing
Dimensions: 28 x 24 x 19 cm  (11 x 9.5 x 7.5 inches)
Weight: 4 kg  (9 lbs)
Approvals: FCC, CE