Izon Science has launched a software and methods upgrade to provide advances in automation and accuracy for its qNano and qViro nanoparticle characterisation instruments.
The enhanced automation allows users to more easily use the tuneable nanoparticle analysis tools to measure and characterise particles with a high degree of accuracy.
Standard methods for particle size and particle concentration measurement using accurate calibration particles are now available as default options.
The combined measurement of concentration and size allows for the concentration of individual particle size fractions to be obtained with a quick and accurate procedure, according to Izon.
Izon's platform is based on combined pressure and electrophoretic force being applied to particles so they can be accurately measured and analysed as they pass through a single pore in a membrane.
The qNano and qViro instruments provide information on several particle parameters on an individual particle basis to give the most comprehensive picture of particles of any system available.
Users have the ability to vary pressure, electrophoretic force, and nanopore size in real time to extract detailed information on particle concentration, electrophoretic mobility, particle by particle size, and aggregation kinetics in a range of pH and electrolyte environments.
Izon's tuneable nanopore technology can be used alongside or instead of dynamic light scattering technology, which is the traditional technique used by many researchers.
The enhanced functionality of Izon's nanoparticle analysis system combined with its ease-of-use is said to be resulting in a range of new users and novel research in a number of nanoparticle-related fields.
