Applications

Better sensitivity.

• The MXR (“mixer”) microfluidic chip line improves the limit of detection in microarrays by 10x, and nucleic acid amplification by up to 100x. MXR rapidly and consistently rehydrates reagents to maximize reaction yield and minimize run-to-run variation. Assays with thermal variation such as PCR can use MXR to ensure consistent heating throughout the sample.
• The STR (“sorter”) microfluidic chip line improves sensitivity by boosting analyte concentration and eliminating background interference. For assays based on complex biofluids such as blood and tissues, STR binds to your target of interest while the rest of the sample is washed away. For analyte’s low in concentration, a common challenge in infectious disease, oncology, and environmental testing, STR accumulates the target of interest in a small chamber, concentrating it by 100x or more.

• MXR eliminates diffusion-limited kinetics to accelerate nucleic acid amplification and microarray tests by up to 5x.
• STR uses chaotic advection to enhance mass transport deliver the fastest microfluidic sample prep solution on the market, enabling processing milliliters of sample in minutes.

• MXR eliminates diffusion-limited kinetics to accelerate nucleic acid amplification and microarray tests by up to 5x.
• STR uses chaotic advection to enhance mass transport deliver the fastest microfluidic sample prep solution on the market, enabling processing milliliters of sample in minutes.

Lower costs.

• Redbud Labs delivers cartridge-ready components that are easy to use in early stage discovery and prototyping, yet designed from the ground up to be highly manufacturable and integrate seamlessly with final cartridge assembly. The result is a faster development timeline and less risk when you move into cartridge integration and design for manufacturability.
• Redbud’s unique components deliver unprecedented design flexibility. You’ll find ways to reduce reagent use, improve on-cartridge reagent storage, reduce part count, and simplify cartridge design. Our products deliver high-value performance benefits and may yield best-value dividends in your final cost of goods.