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ExperimentImageSample[]
Example applications include: Sample appearance, Identifying precipitate formation, Visualizing color change, Verifying sample integrityPlate Imager Robotics
Overhead Imaging (Multiwell Plates)- 5 megapixel close-up images on a per-well basis
- Fields of view: 22 mm and 35 mm
- Lighting: Top or bottom LED illumination, or ambient
- Imaging interval: 9 sec
- Camera travel speed: Up to 5 m/min
Large Sample Camera
Side-on Imaging (Bottles and Other Vessels)- Canon Rebel Ti EOS 750D
- 24.2 megapixel images
- 18, 24, and 55 mm focal lengths to accommodate containers ranging from 8 mm glass vials up to 20 L carboys
- Lighting: Top, bottom, or side (trans-) LED illumination, or ambient
- 14 megapixel images
- 12 mm fixed focal length lens
- Lighting: Top, bottom (trans-), or side LED illumination, or ambient
ExperimentMeasureVolume[]
Example applications include: Quantification of liquid samples, Gravimetric volume measurement, Ultrasonic volume measurement, Non-contact volume detection, Liquid-level detection, Measure sample meniscus heightUltrasonic Detectors
Ultrasonic Sensor Methods Available- Compatible with any parameterized container
- Microcentrifuge tubes or SBS style plate wells (including 24-, 48-, 96-, and 384-well plates; ± 125 µL)
- 15 mL conical tubes (± 55 µL)
- 50 mL conical tubes (± 230 µL)
- 250 mL bottles (± 5 mL)
- 500 mL bottles (± 5 mL)
- 1 L bottles (± 10 mL)
- 2 L bottles (± 10 mL)
- 4 L jugs (± 20 mL)
- 5 L bottles (± 20 mL)
- 10 L carboys (± 100 mL)
- 20 L carboys (± 100 mL)
Balances
Gravimetric Volume Measurement Available- Requires samples with known densities in single sample containers
- 1 µg to 60 kg measurement range to determine volume
ExperimentMeasureCount[]
Example applications include: Tablet weight, Tablet mass, Average tablet mass, Sample countBalances
- 100 µg to 220 g (± 100 µg)
ExperimentMeasureWeight[]
Example applications include: Determine sample mass, Microanalytical balance, Analytical balance, Macro balance, Bulk scale, Accurate mass, Reproducible massMicrobalance
- 1 µg to 6 g (± 1 µg)
Analytical Balance
- 100 µg to 220 g (± 100 µg)
Macrobalance
- 120 g to 6.2 kg (± 10 mg)
- 30 cm x 40 cm measurement platform
Bulk Balance
- 5 to 50 kg (± 10 g)
- 75 kg max mass tolerance
- 42 cm x 55 cm measurement platform
ExperimentMeasureConductivity[]
Example applications include: Conductivity Measurement, Buffer Conductivity, Solution Conductivity, Solution Resistivity, Buffer Resistivity, Salinity Measurement, Total Dissolved Solids Measurement, TDS MeasurementConductivity Meter
- 0.001 µS/cm to 2,000 mS/cm conductivity measuring range
- 0.001 µS conductivity resolution
- ± 0.5% conductivity accuracy
- Built-in temperature sensor for temperature correction
- Linear, non-linear and pure water temperature compensation algorithms
- 150 µL minimum sample volume
ExperimentMeasureDensity[]
Example applications include: Physical Property Measurement, Density Measurement, Solution Density, Buffer Density, Density MeterDensity Meter
U-tube Oscillation Measurement Method- 0 to 3 g/cm³ density measurement range
- 7×10⁻⁶ g/cm³ density measurement accuracy
- Reproducibility of 5×10⁻⁷ g/cm³
- 5 to 100°C temperature control range
- 0.01°C temperature accuracy
- Automatic viscosity and temperature correction
- 1.5 mL minimum sampling volume
- No restrictions on containers
- 50 μL to 1.5 mL sampling volume per measurement
- 1 μg to 5 g (± 0.8 μg) weight range
- No restrictions on sample volume or containers
- pH range 0 to 14 pH (± 0.02)
- 50 µL minimum sample size (consumes no volume)
- Measures and records pH over time
- Temperature correction
ExperimentMeasureMeltingTemperature[]
Melting Point Apparatus
- 25°C (room temperature) to 400°C
- Heating rate from 0.1 to 20°C/minute
- Color video of samples throughout heating cycle (up to 300 minutes)
- Up to 6 capillary samples per heating cycle
ExperimentMeasureRheology[]
Rheometer/Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer Instrument
- Minimum torque (rotation) 1 nNm
- Minimum torque (oscillation) 0.5 nNm
- Maximum torque 230 mNm
- Minimum angular deflection (set value) 0.05 µrad
- Maximum angular deflection (set value) ∞
ExperimentMeasureZetaPotential[]
ExperimentMeasureParticleSize[]
Zeta Potential Analyzer and particle analyzer
Applications- Proteins, IgG, peptides, RNA/DNA
- Liposomes, exosomes, and other biocolloids
- Polysaccharides
- Nanoparticles
- Polymer latexes
- Pharmaceutical preparations
- Micelles
- Oil/Water and Water/Oil emulsions
- Paints and pigments
- Colloids
- Polymers
- Pigments, inks and toners
- Cosmetic Formulation
- Ceramics and refractories
- Emulsions (foodstuffs, cosmetics)
- Wastewater treatment monitoring
- Carbon blacks
ExperimentMeasureViscosity[]
Example applications include: Viscosity Measurement, Shear Stress Measurement, Shear Rate Measurement, Deformation Resistance Measurement, Shear Stress ResponseRobotic Viscometer
- Viscosity measurable from 0.3 to 1,000 mPaS (± 2% accuracy)
- Shear rate range 40 to 125,000 1/s
- 4 to 70ºC measurement temperature range
- Minimum 26 μL sample volume
- Sample constraints:
- Up to 40 HPLC/CE vials
- 1x 96-well PCR plate
ExperimentDifferentialScanningCalorimetry[]
Differential scanning calorimetry
- Baseline Flatness (-50 to 300°C): ≤5 μW
- Baseline Repeatability (-50 to 300°C): <10μW
- Temperature Range: -180°C to 725°C
- Temperature Accuracy: ±0.025°C
- Temperature Precision: ±0.005°C
- Enthalpy Precision: ±0.04%
ExperimentMeasureRefractiveIndex[]
Refractometer
- 1.26 to 1.72 Refractive Index (RI) scale measurement range
- 1×10-6 RI measurement resolution
- ± 2×10-5 RI measurement accuracy
- 0 to 100% Brix scale measurement range
- 0.001% Brix scale resolution
- ± 0.015% Brix scale accuracy
- 4 to 85°C temperature measurement range
- ± 0.03°C temperature measurement accuracy
- Sapphire optical measurement plate
- All sample containers compatible
- ~0.2 mL sample measurement volume
ExperimentDynamicMechanicalAnalysis[]
Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer
- Force Range: 0.0001 to 18 N
- Force Resolution: 0.00001 N
- Frequency Range: 001 to 200 Hz
- Dynamic Deformation Range: ±0 005 to 10,000 µm
- Strain Resolution: 0.1 nm
- Modulus Range: 103 to 3×1012 Pa
- Modulus Precision: ± 1%
- Temperature: -160 to 600°C
Dynamic Light Scattering Plate Reader
- Supported Well Plate Formats: 96, 384 or 1536
- Size Range (Radius, Rh): 0.5 to 1000 nm
- Minimum Concentration @ 14 kDa: 0.125 mg/mL
- Molar Mass Range: 1000 Da to 1 MDa
- Minimum Concentration @ 67 kDa: 1 mg/mL
- Laser Wavelength: 830 nm
- Laser Power Control: Programmable 10% – 100%
- Attenuation Range: 1 to 105
- Minimum Sample Volume: 4 µL
- Correlator: 512 channels
- Onboard Camera: 3 megapixels
- Digital Communication: Ethernet (TCP/IP)
ExperimentThermalGravimetricAnalysis[]
Thermal Analyzer
- High Temp Premium TGA/DSC with Sample Robot
- Capacity: 900 uL
- Temperature Range: Ambient to 1,600ºC
- Heating Rate: 100 K/min
- Accuracy: ± 0.5 K
Thermogravimetric Analysis Instrument
- Temperature Range – Ambient to 1200 °C
- Temperature Accuracy – ±1 °C
- Temperature Precision – ±0.1 °C
- Heating Rate (Linear) – 0.1 to 500 °C/min
- Heating Rate (Ballistic) – >1600 °C/min
- Furnace Cooling (Forced air/N2) – 1200 °C to 35 °C in <10 min
- Sample Weight Capacity – 1000 mg
- Dynamic Weighing Range – 1000 mg
- Weighing Precision – ±0.01 %
- Resolution – <0.1 µg
- Weight Baseline Drift (Ambient to 1000 ˚C) – <10 µg
- Vacuum – 50 µtorr
ExperimentCyclicVoltammetry[]
Example applications include: Redox (reduction and oxidation) Process, Electrochemistry, Electrochemical Analysis, Chemical Reactions, CatalysisElectrochemical Reactor
- Cyclic voltammetry electrodes
- Glassy carbon 3 mm disc
- Platinum plated
- Ag, Ag/AgCl, Ag/Ag+ reference electrode options
- Pro-Seal vial caps available for reactions requiring controlled atmosphere
- Supports both aqueous and non-aqueous solutions
- 5 mL, 10 mL, and 20 mL vial sizes
- Large potential window: ± 2.5 V
- CV voltage reading accurate to ± 1 mV
- CV current reading accurate to ± 1 µA
- Can stir reaction vessels from 50 to 1,500 RPM
ExperimentMeasureDissolvedOxygen[]
Example applications include: Water Quality, Degas Efficiency, Biological ReactionsDissolved Oxygen Meter
- 0 to 50.00 mg/L dissolved oxygen measuring range
- 0.01 mg/L dissolved oxygen resolution
- Built-in temperature and barometric pressure sensor for correction
- 25 mL minimum sample volume
ExperimentMeasureOsmolity[]
Example applications include: Vapor Pressure Osmometry, Formulation Development, Quality Control, Polymer Analysis, Serum Osmolality, Urine OsmolalityOsmometer
Vapor Pressure Osmometry Method- 20 to 3,200 mmol/kg osmolality measurement range
- 1 mmol/kg osmolality resolution
- ± 1% accuracy within 100 to 1,000 mmol/kg calibrated range
- ± 5% accuracy outside of calibrated range
- Reproducibility of 2 mmol/kg standard deviation
- 10 μL sample volume
- Aqueous samples