The YSI 2900 biochemistry analyser is used for making measurements of glucose, lactate, glutamine, glutamate, xylose, ethanol, methanol, sucrose, galactose, lactose, choline and hydrogen peroxide.
The 2900 requires no turntable and has a one to 96 position well plate capability.
Claimed to be resistant to clogging, the analyser has a multi-language touch screen.
This icon-driven interface currently offers eight language versions, including Korean, Chinese and Japanese.
It is designed to be easy to use, enabling anybody new to operating the analyser to quickly learn from the onboard training videos and operating manual.
Do it yourself maintenance is also facilitated with the help of videos, meaning less down time.
The 2900 analyser has a lightweight and modular design that will allow for future expansion of chemistries.
Currently it will measure two compatible chemistries simultaneously.
Designed to be economical to buy and run, the 2900 does not require reagent packs, just the reagents the user needs for testing.
A major design improvement is the removal of the requirement and additional cost of a turntable for running multiple samples.
It has an integrated auto sampler that will handle from one to 96 positions, as well as a separate station for one-off samples.
A wide variety of vials, tubes and plates may be used, allowing for smaller sample sizes of 5-65uL.
The 2900's chamber design, with short and wide aspiration path, makes it resistant to clogging, even with samples that have a high dissolved solids content.
According to YSI, the device's flexible data handling and connectivity allows the easy download of data to memory stick, PC or network via USB, Ethernet or RS232 ports.
Still with the well-established YSI Gold Standard enzyme technology, the 2900 is used for critical bioprocess monitoring, biofuel production and research, food and beverage processing and quality assurance, as well as clinical blood chemistry.