As explained by the company, these filters were developed with high-performance optical characteristics and are intended to improve speed and efficiency of real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The new Ultra Series qPCR product family includes real-time, qPCR-specific filters for integration into medical equipment that performs COVID-19 testing of patient samples. These ultra-steep filters, with >OD6 blocking out of the band and wavelength tolerances of <±0.3%, offer the high transmission levels available with a passband average of >95%. The new filters aid in the fluorescent detection of the virus and cover most common fluorophores for single and multiplexed qPCR filters.
