一種新型質(zhì)量控制工具是一種獨特的固體診斷工具，通過對相關(guān)的光學、機械和電子系統(tǒng)的精確測試，確保基因芯片掃描儀性能的穩(wěn)定。

LaserCheck被設(shè)計用于高度復雜的Tecan Iberica設(shè)備公司(Barcelona, Spain)LS和LS重裝系列的基因芯片掃描儀。這種工具進行45分鐘、100點的診斷測試，使用廣譜熒光染料，可以耐受激光束，檢測LS系列掃描儀中的各種激光，提供電子和硬拷貝兩種形式的記錄文件。

Tecan公司指出，LaserCheck能夠增加常規(guī)檢測的效率，減少操作時間，從而釋放資源用于其它用途。LaserCheck的超高敏感性能夠幫鑒別和找出操作問題，避免標準操作程序中經(jīng)常遇到的假陽性或者假陰性，從而增加操作者的自信。

每一種LaserCheck盤可以無限次重復使用，只需要常規(guī)年檢，因此對研發(fā)和制造單位十分經(jīng)濟合算，因為這些單位的掃描儀通常需要進行高性能和高通量的檢測，要求快速和精確的質(zhì)量保證。
 

New QC Tool for Microarray Scanners
 
A new quality assurance tool is a unique, solid-state diagnostic tool that ensures continued performance of microarray scanners by comprehensively testing the related optical, mechanical, and electronic systems.

LaserCheck is designed for use with the highly complex LS and LS Reloaded series of microarray scanners of Tecan Iberica Instrumentation (Barcelona, Spain).

This tool operates a 45-minute, 100-point diagnostic test, using a wide spectrum fluorescent dye, which is resistant to laser bleaching, to check the multiple lasers present in the LS series scanners, and provides documented test verification in both electronic and hard copy formats.

LaserCheck can increase the efficiency of routine tests, Tecan noted, by reducing the time taken to perform them, thereby freeing resources for other activities. LaserCheck’s hightened sensitivity helps users to identify and troubleshoot operational problems, giving them more confidence in the results and avoiding the false-positives or false-negatives often encountered with standard scanner routines.

Each LaserCheck plate offers unlimited reuse and requires only annual recalibration, making it an economic option for development and production facilities, where high performance and throughput requirements of scanners demand a quick and accurate quality assurance tool.