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Bio-Rad Gene Pulser Xcell Modular Electroporation System with Square and Exponential Waveforms
Product Description
The Bio-Rad Gene Pulser Xcell Electroporation System is a versatile platform engineered for efficient microbial and mammalian cell transformation and transfection protocols essential in molecular biology and biotechnology research. Featuring a modular architecture, the system supports interchangeable PC or CE pulse control modules to deliver controlled exponential or square waveforms with output voltages ranging from 10 V up to 3,000 V.
Key technical capabilities include:
- Pulse Voltage: 10–3,000 V with precise control for optimizing transformation of bacteria, fungi, immortalized cell lines, and primary mammalian cells.
- Capacitance Range: From 10 µF up to 3,275 µF in fine increments, allowing tailored energy delivery to suit variable cell membrane resistances.
- Sample Resistance Compatibility: Effective operation with sample resistances between 20 Ω (at lower voltages) and 600 Ω (at high voltages), accommodating diverse biological sample types.
- Waveform Options: Both exponential decay and square wave pulses facilitate adaptation to various electroporation protocols in molecular diagnostics, synthetic biology, and bioprocessing applications.
- User Interface: Intuitive graphical interface with onboard memory storing up to 144 user-defined programs and 100 experimental histories, promoting reproducible results and streamlined workflows.
- Safety and Compliance: Built to EN 61010 safety and EN 61326 EMC standards, ensuring reliable and secure operation in biomedical engineering and clinical research laboratories.
The system’s integrated ShockPod cuvette chamber allows safe, one-handed handling of sterile X-Cell cuvettes available in multiple gap widths to optimize electroporation conditions. This makes the instrument ideal for gene editing workflows, biopharmaceutical production pipelines, and live-cell transfection studies fundamental to cell imaging and biotechnology research.
With compact dimensions (13x12x12 inches) and a maximum power consumption of 240 W during pulse charging, the Gene Pulser Xcell facilitates scalable electroporation processes from routine microbial transformation to advanced mammalian cell transfection. It is widely adopted in synthetic biology and molecular cloning workflows, offering precise electroporation control critical for high-efficiency gene transfer and sample integrity preservation throughout experiments.
Keywords: modular electroporation system, microbial transformation, mammalian transfection, square and exponential waveforms, pulse voltage control, gene editing electroporator, molecular diagnostics equipment, synthetic biology research tool, bioprocessing instrumentation, cell imaging applications.
Item Stats
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| Outputs Waveform | Exponential or Square |
| Voltage | 10–3,000 V |
| Capacitance | 10–500 V, 25–3,275 µF in 25 µF increments 500–3,000 V, 10, 25, 50 µF |
| Sample resistance | 20 Ω minimum at 10–2,500 V 600 Ω minimum at 2,500–3,000 V |
| Module | PC Module or CE module (see includes) |
| Input voltage | 100–120 VAC or 220–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz |
| Power | Maximum 240 W (during short charging periods) |
| Operating environment | Temperature 0–35°C, humidity 0–95% (noncondensing) |
| Regulatory | Safety EN 61010, EMC EN 61326 Class A |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 13x12x12 “ |
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