MOLECULAR Devices’s SoftMax Pro data acquisition software has been updated to smooth the acquisition and analysis of experimental data from microplate readers, especially in regulated environments. SoftMax Pro 6 GxP is said to make it easy to upgrade from previous…
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How to read microplates in zero-G
IT MAY be a problem faced by few laboratories, but any that need to cope with microplate readings in situations other than one standard Earth gravity need look no further than BMG Labtech’s Polarstar microplate reader. Researchers at the University…
Microplate reader measures luminescence, fluorescence, and absorbance
A SECOND-generation microplate reader from Berthold Technologies, the TriStar2, employs a new ‘all-4-one’ optical arrangement which enables luminescence, fluorescence and absorbance measurements with high sensitivity. The reader also handles fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET)…
World’s only nephelometer to measure light scattering in a microplate
THE NEWEST addition to BMG Labtech’s range of microplate readers, the Nephelostar Plus, is said to be the world’s only laser-based nephelometer that measures light scattering in a microplate. Light scattering is an alternative to absorbance studies, measuring the turbidity…
Plate reader includes on-board camera for well imaging
DESCRIBED as an evolution of its first dynamic light scattering (DLS) plate reader, Wyatt Technology’s new DynaPro Plate Reader II includes an onboard camera to take pictures of each microplate well. The new reader has an extended temperature range, from…
For microplate reader intelligence, don’t get in a bind – get a binder
BMG LABTECH is making a binder stuffed full of application notes on its microplate readers available to LabHomepage readers. The company says that having a “perfectly engineered microplate reader” is of little uise if the operator doesn’t know how to…
Plate reader helps researchers unwind the genetic clock
A MICROPLATE reader incorporating a luminescence module has played a key role in a study of circadian rhythms in insects. Researchers at the Institute of Entomology (ENTU) in the Czech Republic used an Infinite M1000 from Tecan in their research…
Control O2 and CO2 in the microplate reader
FULLY regulated independent control of oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) within a microplate reader is the promise made by BMG Labtech’s Atmospheric Control Unit (ACU). Available for the Omega microplate reader range, the microprocessor-controlled ACU offers dual independent control…