The new Nano DS Dual Light Scattering Particle Size Analyser from CILAS integrates technology that the company claims can significantly improve nanoparticle characterisation
The Nano DS is the first nanoparticle size analyzer to combine Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Static Light Scattering (SLS) in the same particle size instrument.
According to the company, this ensures accurate particle size measurements across the entire measurement range, from 0.3 nm to 10 microns, and eliminates many of the shortcomings of instruments using only Dynamic Light Scattering.
Dynamic light scattering uses Brownian motion to measure the size of nanoparticles.
It is well known that dynamic light scattering is not as effective for analysing larger particles (>3 microns) and when analysing a blended product.
To overcome this technical challenge, Cilas has developed the Nano DS, which integrates both Dynamic and Static Light Scattering.
The Nano DS ensures your nanoparticle characterisation results are accurate even if thesample is agglomerated or has a multi-modal size distribution.
The Nano DS is provided with the first multi-angle DLS analysis on the market.
With detection from 10deg to 150deg, this instrument allows Back Scattering DLS measurements for non-diluted samples.
The Nano Expert software provides a fast multi-angles scanning protocol as well as user defined protocol for complex R+D needs.
The Nano DS features a solid state laser diode technology.
This laser diode has a higher life time than laser gas source to ensure low cost maintenance and no costly periodic replacement of the laser.
The laser diode technology needs only a very short warm-up time, and its thermal stability improves the repeatability of the instrument.
Its high sensitivity detector, using the PMT (Photo Multiplier Tube) technology, has a good signal noise ratio, which ensures better and faster results.
The use of the Nano DS is intuitive, the measurement and analysis are controlled directly by the user through a user-friendly software: the Nano Expert.
The measurement sequence can be launched with one click.
The real time 3D Mimic screen allows the user to visualise simply all steps of the analysis process.
The software is compatible with the latest versions of Windows.
An automatic report editing system is embedded in the software to facilitate data management, results comparison and report retrieval.
