What is Digital PCR?
Digital PCR (dPCR) is a technique that divides the PCR reaction system into a large number of tiny reaction units (such as droplets, microchambers, etc.), ensuring that each unit contains only 0, 1 or a few target molecules. Then, each unit is independently amplified and the number of positive units is counted, thereby achieving absolute quantification of the target nucleic acid molecules.
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Advantages And Features Of Digital PCR
Our various Multiplex Digital PCR offer customers diverse options to meet different application scenarios. Currently, our fully automatic and semi-automatic digital PCR systems have been extensively verified in clinical settings and life science field with widely accepted by the market. Therefore, apart from the rapid diagnostic analysis, our greatest advantage lies in the fact that it is more reliable and trustworthy compared to other products in the market, and it is supported by a large amount of data.
FAQ
Q: What are the advantages of digital PCR compared to qPCR?
A: Core Advantages of Digital PCR over qPCR
The Five Core Advantages of Digital PCR
These advantages all stem from its fundamental principle of ""partitioning"" and ""endpoint absolute counting.""
1. Absolute Quantification Without a Standard Curve
2. Ultra-High Sensitivity and Rare Variant Detection
3. Superior Precision and Reproducibility
4. Greater Tolerance to PCR Inhibitors
5. Independence from Amplification Efficiency
Q: Digital PCR, qPCR, and blood culture for the comparison in the detection of bloodstream infections
A:
| Feature | Digital PCR | qPCR | Blood Culture |
| Core Principle | Endpoint absolute nucleic acid counting | Real-time relative nucleic acid quantification | Microbial growth and cultivation |
| Detection Target | Pathogen-specific nucleic acids (DNA/RNA) | Pathogen-specific nucleic acids (DNA/RNA) | Viable, culturable microorganisms |
| Turnaround Time | Fast (Our TAT 3 hours) | Fast
But Filmarray BCID2 is based on positive blood culture |
Slow (2-5 days, avg. 24-48 hrs) |
| Sensitivity | Exceptionally High (single-copy level) | High | Lower (requires >10-100 CFU/mL) |
| Quantification | Absolute (copies/mL) | Relative (Ct value, needs standard curve) | Semi-quantitative (time-to-positivity, colony count) |
| Effect of Antibiotics | No Effect (detects nucleic acid from dead/live organisms) | No Effect (detects nucleic acid from dead/live organisms) | Severe Impact (prior antibiotics can cause false negatives) |
| Inhibitor Tolerance | Excellent, highly tolerant to blood inhibitors | Weaker, susceptible to blood inhibitors | N/A, but subject to microbial inhibition |
| Pathogen Coverage | Targeted, requires known sequence | Targeted, requires known sequence | Broad-spectrum, unbiased, can detect unknown/rare pathogens |
| Primary Clinical Value | Early, precise, quantitative diagnosis | Rapid screening
But Filmarray BCID2 is based on positive blood culture |
Definitive diagnosis & therapeutic guidance (Gold Standard, Slow) |
Q: Is it a "Cost" or an "Investment" to introducing ddPCR?
A: If viewed as an ""Operational Cost"": Focusing solely on the per-test price, dPCR appears expensive for most scenarios.
If viewed as a ""Strategic Investment"": In the context of precision medicine, advanced diagnostics, and building core research competitiveness, dPCR is an essential technological infrastructure. Its return is not just in testing revenue but in enhanced disciplinary influence, improved clinical care, and research translation capabilities."
Q: Is your digital PCR system compatible with detection reagents from other third-party brands?
A: Our digital PCR system is not directly compatible with unoptimized third-party reagents. Due to technical differences between platforms (e.g., droplet generation principles, oil phase composition, surfactant concentration), original reagents are precisely optimized for specific instruments to ensure droplet stability, amplification efficiency, and detection sensitivity.
As one of the leading digital PCR manufacturers and suppliers in China, we offer a wide range of products with superior quality. Please feel free to wholesale custom made digital PCR from our factory. Contact us for more details.
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