Malvern Instruments will exhibit on two stands at Achema 2009 - one focusing on analysis in the laboratory and the other in the process sector - with many products making their Achema debuts.
Recently launched and on display will be the Malvern Kinexus rotational rheometer, Zetasizer APS and Zetasizer UV particle characterisation systems, a new application for the Morphologi G3, and a photodiode array detector for the Viscotek.
Kinexus is a rotational rheometer platform.
It incorporates technological innovations in the most critical areas of rheometer design, from sample preparation and loading, through measurement set-up and operation, to data analysis and reporting.
Adaptive intelligence allows Kinexus to actively guide users at every stage.
A dynamic light scattering system, the Zetasizer APS automates size measurements of samples in 96- or 384-well microplates.
Designed primarily for protein specialists, the system is fully automated, simply requiring users to insert the plate and press start.
It allows quick and easy investigation of a protein's condition at different stages of the purification process, and at later stages of formulation under a range of environmental conditions.
The Zetasizer UV is an advanced light scattering system specifically intended for the characterisation of proteins and other biomolecules.
Requiring just two microlitres of sample, it enables measurement of as little as 40 nanograms of BSA (bovine serum albumin), for example.
This system supports improved understanding and management of a range of biomolecule applications.
A new capability for the Morphologi G3 particle characterisation system enables the fully automated detection, enumeration and size classification of foreign particulate matter collected on a filter.
Traditionally this has been the preserve of manual light microscopy.
Now the Morphologi G3 brings fully automated image analysis to accelerate characterisation and remove any operator subjectivity.
The new photodiode array (PDA) detector for the TDAmax gel permeation chromatography (GPC/SEC) system from Viscotek provides a flexible tool for the rapid analysis of both polymers and biopolymers.
The PDA is ideal for the analysis of blends used to produce high-performance polymers, and the product streams from complex copolymerisation reactions.
Its many applications in the life sciences include identifying protein conjugates and complexes, aggregation and stability, and determining concentration ratios.
