Platform integrates flash and glow luminescence detection with automated liquid handling robotics to provide a high-capacity, ultra-high throughput system for assay development and screening
PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences has introduced the LumiTrak, an innovative new platform that integrates flash and glow luminescence detection with automated liquid handling robotics to provide a high-capacity, ultra-high throughput system for assay development and screening.
The LumiTrak offers a multitude of practical benefits for high-throughput screening laboratories.
The system allows large-batch processing and features patented fibre-optic CCD imaging for ultra sensitivity. Images can be acquired in kinetics mode for flash luminescence assays or can integrate weak signals from luminescence and scintillation assays.
The LumiTrak incorporates PerkinElmer's new AssayPro data analysis and presentation software which can be used to analyse data in real time and off line.
The LumiTrak can be used as a stand-alone workstation platform, performing all assay steps, or integrated into standard robotic screening systems.
Assays can be run in 384-, low-volume 384- or 1536-well microplates as well as 96 well if required.
The imager reads a whole plate in one view using bottom reading and can therefore read any plate format, as well as free format sample presentations.
"The LumiTrak brings the next level of productivity and performance to screening labs for cellular assays and traditional luminescence reagent technologies," said Deb Brusini, business director, screening and research, PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences.
"It enables more applications with flash and glow luminescence in high throughput and ultra-high throughput mode, better detection of low energy radiometric assays, and improved sensitivity for bead-based scintillation proximity assays allowing miniaturization". The LumiTrak is the only ultra-high throughput screening imager that can perform flash luminescence assays, which are more economical for screening, and enable miniaturisation of luminescence assays to 1536 wells as well as being utilised for scintillation-based radio-labelled assays and imaging gridded arrays.
