The emergence of the novel Corona Virus (Covid-19) necessitated the opening and biological laboratories to be busy in trying to find the vaccine. Microbiologists, a chemical or biological researcher, would agree that any luminescence plate reader has standards.
The microplates need to have the threshold of durability, sensitivity, dynamic, precision, and flexibility. Therefore, acquiring the plate readers from a reliable company will serve your lab efficiently and adequately. For instance, luminescence plate readers offered by BMG Labtech will serve you with an excellent customer experience for you to exacerbate your research in the physical, biological, or chemical field you desire. The plates are tested and have met the standards of any scientific research desired. There are two primary plate readers:
Luminoskan microplate luminometer
It fits with Thermo Scientific Pierce luciferase (BRET) assays and certified by DLReady for fast and efficient flow when working. Also, it has Thermo Scientific SkanIt Software responsible for data analysis. The SkanIt cloud performs magnesium, PH, intracellular measurements, BRET energy measurement, cytotoxicity measurement, and detecting genes.
Fluoroskan microplate fluorometer
It fits fluorometric and FRET assays. The fluoroskan microplate fluorometer uses fluorescence plates in the performance areas as gene assays. It measures nuclear acidity, cell assays, kinase research, and protein and enzyme research. It is also equipped with Thermo Scientific SkanIt software with many different microplate readers.
Research Areas for plate readers
Whether fluorescence or luminescence plate readers, they all contribute to research in different areas:
- Microbiology: Bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses can be measured and temperature regulated using the luminescence plate readers. The assays can be detected and neutralized.
- Molecular Science: The interaction of molecules, transcription, coding, and regulation of DNAs and RNAs. The study of genome and activities of nucleic acids.
- Drug Screening and Kinase Study: Different compounds that act on therapeutic targets as GPCRs, Kinase, and PROTACS are identified. It is carried in different plates, and screening is done simultaneously.
- Cell Biology and Cytotoxicity: The plates facilitate cell death regulations, differentiation, control, division, and energy balance. It includes stabilizing and regulating the temperature and pH as well as homogeneous cell distribution. Also, the plates facilitate cell viability and cytotoxicity.
- Biochemistry: Lowry and Bradford's assays are analyzed to determine accelerating and inhibiting conditions. The plates help in showing variations in chemical processes in organisms.
In conclusion, both the Luminescence and fluorescence plate readers heavily contribute to scientific researches in different fields. They differ slightly in structure and functionality in research. The microplate readers are all equipped to stand the desired research with other assays. Besides, you can acquire either multi-mode microplate readers or single-mode microplate readers. The choice of microplate reader depends on the assay and research type.
