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Sphere Fluidics Pico-Surf™
Sphere Fluidics Pico-Surf™
– A reliable, high-performing surfactant for droplet microfluidics
- Biocompatibility– designed for generating aqueous picodroplets in oil
- Highest droplet stability– shown by assessment of picodroplet fusion, interfacial tension and critical micelle concentration
- Stability at high temperature– demonstrated by the low level of picodroplet fusion
- Low voltage for droplet sorting– purity and quality of the surfactants enables a more efficient sorting process
- Excellent batch-to-batch reproducibility– all products undergo rigorous QC and QA testing to ensure batch consistency
- Unique and patented molecular surfactant structure – patent freedom to operate in a wide range of application areas.
- Specialist expertise and support– our team brings extensive experience and support to guide your applications
Introducing the Sphere Fluidics Pico-Surf™
Picodroplet technology is a rapidly growing area of interest and has many potential applications. This technology is particularly important where experiments need to be conducted on only a few nanolitres or picolitres of sample containing, for example, cells or biologically relevant solutions, such as proteins. As a result, picodroplet technology enables scientists to perform thousands to millions of reactions simultaneously.
Pico-Surf™ is a proprietary biocompatible surfactant in a fluorocarbon carrier oil. The surfactant acts to stabilise picodroplets and their cellular or molecular contents over a wide range of temperatures and biological conditions, allowing the picodroplets to be reliably stored for many hours in suitable conditions. Pico-Surf™ 1 was developed to support the generation of aqueous solution-in-oil picodroplets for molecular biology assays, cell secretion assays, cell growth studies and electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry.
Key Features
Biocompatibility – designed for generating aqueous picodroplets in oil
Highest droplet stability – shown by assessment of picodroplet fusion, interfacial tension and critical micelle concentration
Stability at high temperature – demonstrated by the low level of picodroplet fusion
Low voltage for droplet sorting – purity and quality of the surfactants enables a more efficient sorting process
Excellent batch-to-batch reproducibility – all products undergo rigorous QC and QA testing to ensure batch consistency
Unique and patented molecular surfactant structure – patent freedom to operate in a wide range of application areas.
Specialist expertise and support – our team brings extensive experience and support to guide your applications
Key Benefits
Applications include but are not limited to:
• Cell and molecular biology assays
• Cell growth studies
• Electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry
• Cell secretion assays
• Single cell analysis
• Single cell isolation
• Single cell screening
• Double emulsions
Key Benefits of Pico-Surf™
- Allows consistent formation and stabilization of picodroplets from 8 pL to 700 pL (volume)
- Manufactured to high quality standards through stringent quality assurance
- High purity
- Ready to use
- Long shelf life
- Animal Origin Free
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Biocompatibility – designed for generating aqueous picodroplets in oil
Highest droplet stability – shown by assessment of picodroplet fusion, interfacial tension and critical micelle concentration
Stability at high temperature – demonstrated by the low level of picodroplet fusion
Low voltage for droplet sorting – purity and quality of the surfactants enables a more efficient sorting process
Excellent batch-to-batch reproducibility – all products undergo rigorous QC and QA testing to ensure batch consistency
Unique and patented molecular surfactant structure – patent freedom to operate in a wide range of application areas.
Specialist expertise and support – our team brings extensive experience and support to guide your applications
Specifications
| Property | Unit | Novec™ 7500 | Fluorinert™ FC-40 |
| Boiling point | oC | 128 | 165 |
| Pour point | oC | -100 | -57 |
| Molecular weight | g/mol | 414 | 650 |
| Critical Temperature | oC | 261 | 270 |
| Critical pressure | MPa | 1.55 | 1.18 |
| Vapour pressure | kPa | 2.1 | 0.29 |
| Heat of vaporization | kJ/kg | 89 | 68 |
| Liquid density | Kg/m3 | 1614 | 1855 |
| Coefficient of expansion | K-1 | 0.0013 | 0.0012 |
| Kinematic viscosity | cSt | 0.77 | 2.2 |
| Absolute viscosity | cP | 1.24 | 4.1 |
| Specific heat | J/kg-K | 1128 | 1100 |
| Thermal conductivity | W/m-K | 0.065 | 0.065 |
| Surface tension | mN/m | 16.2 | 16 |
| Solubility of water in fluid | ppm by weight | 45 | <7 |
| Solubility of fluid in water | ppm by weight | <4 ppb | <5 |
| Dielectric strength 0.1” gap | kV | >25 | >40 |
| Dielectric constant @ 1kHz | – | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| Volume resistivity | Ohm-cm | 108 | 1015 |
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