BMG LABTECH’s innovative absorbance microplate reader has the flexibility to perform assays quickly and easily in both microplates or via the built-in cuvette port.
This spectrometer-based absorbance microplate reader captures a full UV/visible spectrum in less than 1 sec/well. Its speed, simple push button operation, and capacity to store individual assay protocols make the SPECTROstar® Nano the leading microplate reader for absorbance measurements
- Detection Modes: UV/vis absorbance spectra
- Measurement Modes: Endpoint and kinetic - Spectral scanning (absorbance) - Well scanning
- Microplate Formats: 6 to 1536-well plates, user-definable LVis Plate with 16 low-volume microspots (2 μL)
- Microplate Carrier: Robot compatible
- Light Sources: High energy xenon flash lamp
- Detectors: CCD Spectrometer
- Wavelength Selection: UV/vis absorbance spectrometer - Full spectra or 8 distinct wavelengths in < 1 sec / well
- Spectral Range: 220 - 1000 nm
- Sensitivity
- Full spectrum captured in < 1 s/well
- Selectable spectral resolution: 1, 2, 5, and 10 nm
- OD range: 0 to 4 OD
- Accuracy: < 1% at 2 OD
- Precision: < 0.5% at 1 OD and < 0.8% at 2 OD
- Read Times: Full spectrum from 220 to 1000 nm in less than 1 sec/well
- Shaking: Linear, orbital, and double-orbital with user-definable time and speed
- Purge Gas Vent: System to inject an atmosphere or to pull a vacuum into the reader
- Incubation: +3°C above ambient up to 45 °C
- The upper heating plate of the incubation chamber operates at 0.5 °C more than the lower plate. This prevents condensation build-up on the lid or sealer.
- Software: Multi-user Reader Control and MARS Data Analysis Software included - FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliant
- Dimensions: Width: 36 cm, depth: 50 cm, height: 16 cm; weight: 10 kg
LVis Plate
Sample capacity: sixteen separate microdrop wells for 2 µL samples; one standard cuvette position for up to 1 mL samples.
Quality control internal standards (optional): four NIST traceable optical density filters (approximate values of 0.1, 0.3, 0.6 and 1.0 OD); one holmium oxide filter for wavelength accuracy.
Dimensions: conforms to SBS standards for microplates.
- THERMOstar: Microplate incubator and shaker
- Upgrades: Please contact your local representative for upgrades including options such as detection modes, reagent injectors, etc