Analytik Jena UK has brought out Scandrop, a bio spectrophotometer that can measure a range of parameters for nucleic acids or proteins from volumes down to 0.3uL or from standard 10mm cuvettes.
It is a versatile and modular instrument available as a microlitre version, a standard 10mm version or as a combination of both.
It incorporates the Chipcuvette sample system, which provides 16 separate microchannels and is suitable for filling with multichannel pipettes.
The Chipcuvette provides automated, accurate UV/Vis absorption measurements of up to 32 positions in a single run at path lengths of 0.1 or 1.0mm.
Repeat measurements of a single sample at two different path lengths provide unparalleled performance for unknown sample concentrations.
The Chipcuvette provides excellent reproducibility compared with open drop alternatives and other microlitre sampling systems.
It eliminates the evaporation of sample solvent and the risk of cross-contamination or carryover effects.
The sample can be easily recovered after measurement or simply stored in the Chipcuvette system.
Scandrop features high performance diode array optics, originally developed for the Specord range of spectrophotometers.
Aspheric optical components minimise aberration, giving high light throughput.
The sturdy optical design ensures wavelength accuracy and excellent repeatability for high quality measurements.
A long life xenon flash-lamp virtually eliminates instrument warm-up time.
Scandrop also features a portable user-interface with a 5.7in colour touch screen, for complete stand-alone operation.
It is supplied complete with Aspect Nano measurement and analysis software and provides pre-programmed methods for nucleic and protein analysis, as well as quantitative measurements of unknown samples.
Facilities are provided for user-defined measurements.
Instrument control via a PC is also possible.
