MagPlex® Monitoring Microspheres
Monitor assay and instrument performance
About
MagPlex® Monitoring Microspheres are magnetic polystyrene beads that provide insight into factors impacting target median fluorescent intensity (MFI) values, including instrument fluctuations and user error.
All microspheres are general-use components for further manufacture of xMAP® bioassays.
Features
- Magnetic Microspheres: MagPlex® Monitoring Microspheres are magnetic polystyrene microparticles that have been color-coded to classify to a specific region.
- Additional reporter dye: In addition to the classification dyes, MagPlex® Monitoring Microspheres contain an internal reporter dye that generates reporter median fluorescent intensity (MFI) values specific to instrument-type and reporter modes.
- Microsphere interrogation: The MagPlex® Monitoring Microsphere is excited by the optical system of the xMAP® Instrument, and resulting MFIs can be analyzed for indications of performance errors.
Benefits
- Increased confidence in your results: Monitor well-to-well assay performance for errors, ensuring each individual well has not been impacted by external factors.
- Broad application areas: These microspheres can be incorporated into various assay formats, including proteomic and genomic applications.
- The ability to pinpoint errors quickly: MFI values generated using these microspheres can eliminate instrument and user errors as a source of unexpected results.
Workflow
MagPlex® Monitoring Microspheres can be incorporated into new or existing assays.
 
                            Incorporate MagPlex® Monitoring Microspheres into bead mix
After assay validation, incorporate MagPlex® Monitor beads into the assay bead mix.
Perform assay steps as normal.
 
                            Analyze samples
Analyze each sample well, containing both the assay and monitoring beads, on an xMAP® instrument.
 
                            Review results
Compare results to validated assay thresholds to verify there are no user errors or instrument malfunctions.
Performance
|  | MagPlex® RP1 Monitor | MagPlex® RP2 Monitor | 
|---|---|---|
| Magnetic | Yes | Yes | 
| Assigned Region | 045 | 222 | 
| RP1 MFI Value Range | MAGPIX® Luminex® 200™ FLEXMAP 3D®  xMAP INTELLIFLEX® Systems FLEXMAP 3D® Mode xMAP INTELLIFLEX® Mode | N/A | 
| RP2 MFI Value Range | N/A | xMAP INTELLIFLEX® DR-SE | 
| Instrument Compatibility | MAGPIX® | xMAP INTELLIFLEX® DR-SE* | 
| *For research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures. | 
To be used on
Multiplexing systems designed for ease of use, flexibility, and scalability to enable custom assay development for protein and nucleic acid-based multiplex testing.
 
  xMAP INTELLIFLEX® System
The only compact, flow-based multiplex platform that combines the proven xMAP® Technology with modern features to enhance performance, empower innovation, and simplify your user experience.
 
  Luminex® 200™ System
A fast, cost-effective, flow-based analyzer that simultaneously measures up to 100 analytes (on MicroPlex Microspheres) or
80 (on MagPlex Microspheres) in a single microplate well.
 
  MAGPIX® System
A fast, compact, cost-effective, imaging-based analyzer that simultaneously measures up to 50 analytes in a single microplate well.
MagPlex® Monitoring Microspheres ordering info
| Product name | Volume | Concentration (microspheres/mL) | Region | Registration status | Part number | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MagPlex® RP1 Monitor | 1 mL | 1.25 x 107 | 45 | For Further Manufacture | MRP1-045-01 | 
| MagPlex® RP2 Monitor | 1 mL | 1.25 x 107 | 222 | For Further Manufacture | MRP2-222-01 | 
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