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Merck FemtoQuest™

Gain your desired immunoassay sensitivity with the ultrasensitive FemtoQuest™ system
  • Measure down to femtogram/mL levels
  • Improved precision and robust data
  • Perform dual-plex and single analyte analysis
  • Low maintenance and automation compatible
  • Use with a variety of off-the-shelf kits
  • Integrated data analysis
  • Lightweight fluidics-free benchtop instrument
  • Cat. No. 95-0200-00

SMC® Technology

SMC technology provides maximum immunoassay performance while following a workflow similar to traditional ELISA technology, as shown below for dual-plex analysis. By combining a unique assay elution step and robust digital counting on the FemtoQuest system, SMC technology improves signal-to-noise ratios over traditional immunoassay technologies, enhancing quantification at both low and high levels of expression with one system. The FemtoQuest instrument can be used for measuring both single analyte and dual-plex assays.

Step 2-3

Antibodies translate each biomarker into a signal

Step 4

Fluorescent dye-labeled detection antibodies dissociate from the immunocomplex

Step 5

On the FemtoQuest instrument, signal is collected from free-floating fluorochromes using a rotating laser, camera, and counting individual molecules by an avalanche photodiode

Digital counting improves sensitivity and dynamic range

The FemtoQuest™ system captures all digital events counted above the background threshold. Using enhanced algorithms, digital events are computed across a spectrum of time series for a single standard. This digital counting of single molecules improves the assay sensitivity and extends the dynamic range beyond what can be achieved with traditional methods.

SMC® Singleplex High Sensitivity Kits

Product Description

Cat. No.

LLOQ (pg/mL)¹

Species²

Sample Type³

Immunology/Inflammation

IFN-α2

03-0186-00

0.06

H

P,S

IFN-β1

03-0191-00

0.15

H

P,S

IFN-γ

03-0181-00

0.03

H

P,S

IFN-λ1

03-0213-00

0.26

H

P,S

IL-1α

03-0167-00

0.12

H

P,S

IL-1β

03-0160-00

0.20

H

P,S

IL-2

03-0195-00

0.09

H

P,S

IL-4

03-0161-00

0.04

H

P,S

IL-5

03-0168-00

0.04

H

P,S

IL-6

03-0155-00

0.08

H

P,S

IL-10

03-0176-00

0.10

H

P,S

IL-12p70

03-0182-00

0.10

H

P,S

IL-13

03-0156-00

0.04

H

P,S

IL-17A/F Heterodimer

03-0177-00

2.34

H

P,S

IL-17A

03-0159-00

0.07

H

P,S

IL-17F

03-0164-00

0.20

H

P,S

IL-18

03-0190-00

0.09

H

P,S

IL-22

03-0162-00

0.10

H

P,S

IL-22BP NEW

03-0219-00

3.91

H

P,S

IL-23

03-0157-00

0.10

H

P,S

MCP-1

03-0187-00

0.15

H

P,S

TNFα

03-0163-00

0.20

H

P,S

VEGF-A

03-0180-00

0.20

H

P,S

Neuroscience

Phospho-α-Synuclein (Ser129)

03-0188-00

0.10

H

P,S,C

Total α-Synuclein

03-0196-00

1.95

H

P,S,C

Amyloid beta 1-40

03-0145-00

5.86

H

P,C

Amyloid beta 1-42

03-0146-00

0.98

H,M,R

P,C

BDNF

03-0171-00

0.04

H

P,S,C

GFAP

03-0203-00

0.23

H

P,S,C

NFL

03-0220-00

0.87

H

P,S,C

NPTX2

03-0199-00

0.58

H

P,S,C

SNAP-25

03-0206-00

0.26

H

P,S,C

TDP-43

03-0205-00

5.21

H

P,S,C

Phospho-Tau181

03-0184-00

0.94

H

P,S,C

Phospho-Tau217

03-0210-00

1.95

H

P,S,C

Phospho-Tau231

03-0211-00

1.95

H

P,S,C

Total Tau

03-0185-00

4.69

H

P,S,C

UCHL1

03-0183-00

2.60

H

P,S,C

Cancer

CTLA-4 NEW

03-0220-00

0.30

H

P,S

PD-1

03-0207-00

3.47

H

P,S

PD-L1

03-0208-00

0.78

H

P,S

Cardiovascular

cTnI

03-0154-00

0.69

H,Cy,R,C,GP

P,S

Metabolism/Endocrinology

Glucagon

03-0153-00

0.78

H,M,R

P

Immunogenicity

IgE†

03-0201-00

31.00

H

P,S

IgM†

03-0204-00

205.00

H

P,S

Virology

SARS‑CoV‑2 RBD IgG*

03-0193-00

NA*

H

P,S

SARS‑CoV‑2 S1 IgA*

03-0197-00

NA*

H

P,S

New SMC® 2‑Plex High Sensitivity Kits for Use on the FemtoQuest™ Instrument

Product Description

Cat. No.

LLOQ (pg/mL)¹

Species²

Sample Type³

Immunology/Inflammation

2‑Plex IL‑1β, IL‑10 NEW

03-0218-2P

0.04 (IL‑1β); 0.04 (IL‑10)

H

P,S

2‑Plex TNFα, IL‑6 NEW

03-0216-2P

0.02 (TNFα); 0.06 (IL‑6)

H

P,S

2‑Plex IL‑17A, IL‑17F NEW

03-0214-2P

0.02 (IL‑17A); 0.09 (IL‑17F)

H

P,S

2‑Plex IL‑23, IL‑22

03-0215-2P

0.04 (IL‑23); 0.09 (IL‑22)

H

P,S

Cardiovascular

2‑Plex cTnI, IL‑6 NEW

03-0217-2P

0.35 (cTnI); 0.06 (IL‑6)

H

P,S

¹ LLOQ: Lowest point on standard curve with CV ≤ 20% and accuracy within 20% of expected values. Lot‑specific LLOQ will be reported on the Certificate of Analysis.
² Optimized for first species type listed. Other listed species have been tested, but not optimized for peak performance. Species key: H=Human; M=Mouse; R=Rat; GP=Guinea Pig; Cy=Cynomolgus Monkey; C=Canine.
³ Optimized for use in sample type(s) listed. Key: P=Plasma; S=Serum; L=Lysate; U=Urine; C=Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF). * Plate‑based assay. † Qualitative assay.

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