Property Measurement

Plate 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

Top Imaging (Bottles and Other Vessels)

• 14 megapixel images
• 12 mm fixed focal length lens
• Lighting: Top, bottom (trans-), or side LED illumination, or ambient

Ultrasonic 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

Balances

• 100 µg to 220 g (± 100 µg)

Microbalance

• 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

Conductivity 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

Density 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

Fixed Volume Weight Measurement Method

• 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

Immersion pH Meters

• pH range 0 to 14 pH (± 0.02)
• 50 µL minimum sample size (consumes no volume)
• Measures and records pH over time
• Temperature correction

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

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) ∞

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

Robotic 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

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%

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

Dynamic Light Scattering

• Size Range (Radius, R_h): 0.5 to 1000 nm
• Minimum Concentration @ 14 kDa: 0.125 mg/mL

Static Light Scattering

•  Molar Mass Range: 1000 Da to 1 MDa
• Minimum Concentration @ 67 kDa: 1 mg/mL

Optics

• Laser Wavelength: 830 nm
• Laser Power Control: Programmable 10% – 100%
•  Attenuation Range: 1 to 10⁵

Temperature Control: 4 to 85 °C 

Fluidics

•  Minimum Sample Volume: 4 µL

Data Acquisition Time: 1 to 3600 seconds per well per read

Read Time per Well: 5 – 20 seconds

Electronics

• Correlator: 512 channels 
• Onboard Camera: 3 megapixels 
• Digital Communication: Ethernet (TCP/IP)

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

Electrochemical 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

Dissolved 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

Osmometer

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