November 8, 2004
Arryx Launches BioRyx(R) 200 Infrared System
Chicago, IL, November 8, 2004 -- Arryx, Inc. announced today that it has added
an infrared (IR) product to its line of BioRyx(R) 200 optical trapping
systems. The BioRyx(R) 200 IR system extends Arryx' proprietary,
three-dimensional holographic laser tweezer technology into the infrared
portion of the spectrum. Arryx' easy-to-use real-time trapping software
allows users to create a variety of infrared traps and simultaneously
monitor and record fluorescence from a broad range of dyes. This gives
researchers in biology and nanotechnology the unique ability to manipulate
hundreds of microscopic objects, from blood and cancer cells to DNA and
nanotubes, independently and simultaneously in three dimensions.
The flexibility of the BioRyx(R) 200 IR system enables researchers in
biology to have unprecedented control in cellular studies. In addition to
moving and rotating single cells and sub-cellular components, large groups
of components can be manipulated for complex interaction studies. Objects
can be manipulated interactively, or moved along pre-programmed
three-dimensional trajectories. The system can be configured with a variety
of additional components, such as epi-fluorescent illumination, a Total
Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) system, a laser cutter, dark field
imaging, phase contrast imaging, or low light cameras.
With applications ranging from manufacturing of microstructures, to
deposition of nanotubes, to binding studies between cancer cells and natural
killer cells, Arryx expects its technology will find wide application in
areas such as development of health diagnostic equipment and prototyping of
equipment for nanoassembly. "The BioRyx(R) 200 IR system for the first time
provides researchers with a large number of infrared traps. Optical trapping
has been around for 15 years, and has enabled a large amount of amazing
research. Our new system allows scientists to extend this work by performing
massively parallelized experiments. In addition, it uncovers a body of
exciting new applications" said Lewis Gruber, President and CEO of Arryx.
