Agilent offers Fourier Transform-Infra Red (FT-IR) solutions for biomedical and biological applications, which are said to reduce analysis times and reveal more detailed information about samples.
Applications range from new drug development to the study of diseased tissues.
The solutions feature Varian's 600-IR Series spectrometers, microscopes, software and accessories.
Varian's FT-IR systems offer high energy throughput and deliver detailed chemical information.
The 620-IR microscope is claimed to provide the fastest and most sensitive imaging solution in the industry.
It is suitable for users that need to quickly investigate large tissues samples and have very little time to prepare those samples.
FT-IR analysis enables: study of drug uptake through membranes using attenuated total reflectance chemical imaging; characterisation of biological changes on a nanosecond time scale; identification and characterisation of unknown protein samples in seconds; investigation of the chemical makeup of live cells and probing of their response in aqueous environments; and monitoring and optimisation of microbial fermentation processes to increase production efficiency.