My Commercial Ready-made Glass Microarray Products Comparison
I decide not to update this list in future because there are so many new and different products from different companies. It is meaningless to compare them on the same list. However I will still keep a list of the products I come across in the Microarray Slide section of Microarray page. Enjoy! Please email your comment to me.
Ready-made Glass Microarrays |
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| Name | Product | Company | DNA sources | Number of spot | DNA identity | Manufacturing detail | Clones availabiliy from company | Fluorophore Incorporation Method | Data Sample | Manual | Price | Remark |
| Atlas Glass Microarrays | Human 1.0 microarray | Clontech | known genes | 1081 | database/
excel/text |
Spot size: 200
microns
Spot to spot distance: 600 microns Slide coating: proprietary |
Yes | Indirect Incopration Technique | - | ~US$1400 | 1 slide /kit; hybridization chamber included; no reagents provided | |
| Atlas Glass Microarrays | Mouse 1.0 microarray | Clontech | known genes | 1081 | excel/ text | ditto | Yes | Indirect Incopration Technique | - | ~US$1400 | 1 slide /kit; hybridization chamber included; no reagents provided | |
| Atlas Glass Microarrays | Rat 1.0 microarray | Clontech | known genes | 1081 | excel/ text | ditto | Yes | Indirect Incopration Technique | - | ~US$1400 | 1 slide /kit; hybridization chamber included; no reagents provided | |
| BioDoor Chip | 5S / 5D
(human genes) |
BioDoor | known genes | 512/ 1024 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$123 / US$184 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; 5D equals 5S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | 10S / 10D
(human genes) |
BioDoor | known genes | 1024/ 2048 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$246/
US$369 |
1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; 10D equals 10S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | 20S / 20D
(human genes) |
BioDoor | known genes | 2048/ 4096 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$492/
US$737 |
1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; 20D equals 20S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | 40S / 40D
(human genes) |
BioDoor | known genes | 4096/ 8192 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$983/
US$1475 |
1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; 40D equals 40S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | 80S / 80D
(human genes) |
BioDoor | known genes | 8192/ 16184 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$1942/ US$2913 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; 80D equals 80S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | 128N
(human genes) |
BioDoor | known genes + proprietary novel genes | 12800 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$7913 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; N denotes proprietary novel genes are included |
| BioDoor Chip | OTS-2.2S/ OTS-2.2D
(oncogenes & tumor suppressor genes) |
BioDoor | known genes | 227/ 454 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$122/ US$183 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | ICTP-2.2S/ ICTP-2.2D
(ion channels & transport proteins) |
BioDoor | known genes | 225/ 450 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$114/ US$171 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | CCCP-2.3S/ CCCP-2.3D
(cell cycle control proteins) |
BioDoor | known genes | 234/ 468 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$123/
US$186 |
1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | FMS-2.9S/
FMS-2.9D (cytoskeleton? & motility) |
BioDoor | known genes | 296/ 592 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$134/ US$201 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | ARP-SRP-1.0S/ ARP-SRP-1.0D
(apoptosis & hypersensitivity proteins) |
BioDoor | known genes | (ARP77; SRP23)/ (ARP154; SRP46) | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$82/ US$122 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | SRRP-1.5S/ SRRP-1.5D
(DNA synthesis, repair and recombination?) |
BioDoor | known genes | 152/ 304 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$94/ US$140 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | CR-1.7S/ CR1.7D
(cell receptor) |
BioDoor | known genes | 171/ 342 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$106/
US$158 |
1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | IC-4.1S/ IC-4.2D
(immunity) |
BioDoor | known genes | 416/ 832 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$200/ US$300 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | ECSCP-10.1S/ ECSCP-10.1D (signal transduction) | BioDoor | known genes | 1011/ 2022 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$486/ US$728 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | M-9.1S/ M-9.1D
(metabolism) |
BioDoor | known genes | 913/ 1826 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$439/ US$657 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | PTC-6.3S/ PTC-6.3D
(protein translation and synthesis) |
BioDoor | known genes | 637/ 1277 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$306/ US$459 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | GC-1.9S/ GC-1.9D
(growth related?) |
BioDoor | known genes | 197/ 394 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$110/
US$166 |
1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | LiverC-16S/ LiverC-16D
(liver cancer related) |
BioDoor | known genes | 1626/ 3252 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$780/ US$1171 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | LiverC-9.5NS/ LiverC-9.5ND
(liver cancer related) |
BioDoor | known genes + proprietary novel genes | 952/ 1908 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$916/ US$1374 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | LungC-7.3S/ LungC-7.3D
(lung cancer related) |
BioDoor | known genes | 737/ 1474 | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | ~US$354/ US$531 | 1 slide/kit;
no reagents provided; D equals S dotted in duplicate |
| BioDoor Chip | Mouse-2.0S/D
Mouse-4.0S/D Mouse-6.0S/D Mouse-8.0S/D |
BioDoor | known genes | information not available yet | - | Cartesian Technologies platform | Yes | - | - | - | information not available yet | information not available yet |
| Corning microarray technology | human cDNA | Corning | - | ~10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | expected to launch in 1st quarter 2001 |
| GeneConnetcion | Discovery
Microarray |
Stratagene | EST | 4000 | Clone search database | Spot size: 120 microns
Density: 386 cDNA/ cm. sq Amount of DNA: 0.1-0.5 ng /spot |
Yes | Direct | - | - | ~US$1100 | 1Slides/kit + 2control slides;
no reagents provided; ~20% propietary ESTs |
| GeneMap | GeneMap preprinted microarrays | Genomics Solutions | - | 1152 cancer related genes | excel | Spot to spot distance: ~400 microns | no | - | - | - | - | - |
| Intelligene | Intelligene DNA chips | Takara Shuzo | - | ~ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| MicroMax | Human cDNA Microarray System | NEN | Unigene | 2400 | database | Spot size:
200-250 microns
Spot to spot distance: ~350 microns Slide coating material: aldehyde, polylisine or silianted Robotics: Alphagene |
No | TSA/Direct | TSA/
Direct |
TSA/
Direct |
(with TSA reagent)
~US$3800
(with Direct reagent) ~US$2550 (without reagent) ~US$2350 |
2 slides /kit
+2 control slides |
| MicroMax | Human Kinases and phosphatases | NEN | Unigene | 275 | database | ditto | ditto | Direct | Typical Data | Direct | (with Direct reagent)
~US$1500
(without reagent) ~US$1300 |
2 slides /kit
+2 control slides |
| MicroMax | Human Transcription factors | NEN | Unigene | 325 | database | ditto | ditto | Direct | Typical Data | Direct | (with Direct reagent)
~US$1500 (without reagent) ~US1300 |
2 slides/ kit
+2 control slides |
| MicroMax | Human Oncogenes & Tumor Suppressor Genes | NEN | Unigene | 325 | database | ditto | ditto | Direct | Typical Data | Direct | (with Direct reagent)
~US$1500 (without reagent) ~US1300 |
2 slides/kit
+2 control slides |
| MicroMax | Ion Channel/ Receptors | NEN | - | 200-300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | under development |
| MicroMax | Apoptosis Chip | NEN | - | 200-300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | under development |
| MicroMax | Neuroscience | NEN | - | 200-300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | under development |
| MicroMax | Secretory | NEN | - | 2000+ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | under development |
| MicroMax | Human cDNA microarray system | NEN | - | ~5000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | under development;
plan to launch early next year |
Accessories
| Name | Company | Product | Price | Remarks |
| Atlas | Clontech | Altas Glass Fluorescent Labelling kit | ~US$470 | Manuals:
labeling kit/ labeling kit addendum/ hybridization solution |
| Atlas | Clontech | Altas Glass Hybridization Chamber | - | - |
| BioDoor | Biodoor | BioDoor-kit-A | ~US$82 | for DNA spots no. < 5000 |
| BioDoor | Biodoor | BioDoor-kit-B | ~US$106 | for DNA spots no 5k - 10k |
| BioDoor | Biodoor | BioDoor-kit-C | ~US$118 | for DNA spots no 10k -15k |
| Corning microarray technology | Corning | CMT-Hybridization Chamber | US$250 per case | - |
| Corning microarray technology | Corning | CMT-GAPS Coated Slides | unbarcoded: US$285 per case (Qty:25)
barcoded: US$300 per case (Qty:25) |
pack of 5 is also available |
| GeneConnection | Discovery microarray; Stratagene | Microarray labelling kit | ~US$390 | 10 X 1st strand labeling components, control RNA, 2 control microarrays |
| MicroMax | NEN | Direct Reagent Kit | ~US$720 | - |
| MicroMax | NEN | Custom Scanning and Data Processing Service | ~US$750 | - |
| MicroMax | NEN | Direct Labelling Dyes Cy3 dUTP 25nmole | ~US$180 | - |
| MicroMax | NEN | Direct Labelling Dyes Cy5 dUTP 25nmole | ~US$180 | - |
| Schleicher & Schuell | Schleicher & Schuell | FAST & CAST slides | - | 20/box |
| Universal Reference RNA | Stratagene | Universal Human Reference RNA (a high quality pool of 10 cell lines) | - | Further information (html; pdf) |