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March 2010 Laboratory Focus www.bioscienceworld.ca
PRODUCTS PerkinElmer launches NexION 300 PerkinElmer, Inc., announced the launch of the NexIONTM300 Inductively Coupled PlasmaMass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) for elemental analysis at Pittcon 2010. The NexION 300 instrument features the patented Universal Cell TechnologyTM (UCT) and features three modes of interference removal - standard, collision and reaction. These three modes allow scientists to choose the appropriate technique for their particular application, based on the complexity of the problem to be solved. NexION’s Standard mode can be used for simple and routine analyses. Collision mode is effective for semi-quantitative analyses, environmental sample monitoring and testing unknown samples. Reaction mode, using patented DRCTM technology, provides the best detection limits available, for even the most difficult elements and matrices such as semiconductor testing. The NexION 300 system can be integrated with chromatography systems for effective speciation analysis to enable customers to accurately separate and measure the toxicity, bioavailability, metabolism and environmental mobility of elements. “The NexION 300 platform advances trace element analysis, and its introduction is perfectly timed to help address global problems ranging from contamination of our air, water and food, to the integrity of pharmaceuticals and nutritional supplements, as well as the safety of emerging nanomaterials,” said Martin Long, vice president of spectroscopy, Analytical Sciences and Laboratory Services at PerkinElmer. “Researchers can now benefit from a simplified system for analysis of trace elements in the parts-per-trillion range, allowing even non-expert users to perform complex analyses. The new NexION 300 system also greatly reduces the need for daily user maintenance and cleaning, translating into minimal downtime and less need for highly-skilled operators.” Reply Card #4323
INTERSCIENCE showcases new EasySpiral INTERSCIENCE announced the EasySpiral® automatic bacterial plater at Pittcon 2010. EasySpiral® provides standardized plating with a sensitivity from 30 to 10 million CFU/ml on only 1 Petri dish without preliminary dilutions for higher lab capacities. New features for the EasySpiral include faster automatic plating time, rotating arm architecture, auto disinfection system by overflow, USB programmable plating volumes from 10 up to 1000 microliters and monitoring software with traceability system, 75 per cent less consumables than the manual method, plus considerable time-saving. Delivering the fastest cycle time ever seen, INTERSCIENCE’s EasySpiral® has an impressive rotating arm architecture, new patented disinfection system avoiding cross-contamination risks and full traceability of the operations. Competitive, equipped with high-tech new patents, EasySpiral® reach an unequalled level of performance.
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PANalytical displays Eagon 2 PANalytical announced the first result of its cooperation with XRF Scientific in the field of XRF fusion technology at Pittcon 2010, the Eagon 2. “PANalytical has long recognized the importance of sample preparation for XRF analysis,” said Pieter de Groot, director of New Business Development at PANalytical. “We can now leverage the fusion technology of XRF Scientific with our XRF expertise and bring it to our users. Of course, the new combination is supported by PANalytical’s extensive worldwide customer support and application network.” “Being based in Australia, where fusion is a very dominant sample preparation technology in the mining industry, our customers understand the importance of fused bead sample preparation for accurate and precise XRF analysis,” said Steve Prossor, XRF Scientific. “This demanding customer environment has forged the quality of our systems and drives continuous innovation.” “After a review of all fusion technologies it was clear that, with XRF Scientific, we could bring the safest, most versatile, practical and robust automated fusion machine to the market: the Eagon 2 is a high performance, cost-effective solution,” said Simon Milner, product marketing manager XRF, PANalytical. Reply Card #4325
Thermo Fisher Scientific UV-Vis Spectrophotometer Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., launched the Evolution Array at Pittcon 2010. The new UVVisible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometer is driven by photodiode array (PDA) technology that offers dramatic improvements in laboratory throughput. The spectrophotometer is designed for fast acquisition of full-spectrum UV-Vis data and delivers rapid and accurate method development and sample analysis in QA/QC, pharmaceutical, life science, materials science and educational laboratories. By utilizing advanced photodiode array technology, the new instrument offers significant advantages with regards to full-spectrum data acquisition and sample throughput compared to traditional dispersive, monochromator-based spectrophotometers. Full spectrum data is acquired at less than one second for routine data applications and can be acquired at nearly 50 points per second for advanced kinetics applications. The system provides simultaneous detection of all wavelengths throughout the UV and visible regions of the spectrum, allowing a nearly instantaneous display of a full absorbance spectrum from 190-1100 nm. Full-spectrum analysis of every standard and sample allows users to create standard curves, plot 3D graphical displays and examine samples at any wavelength at any time - greatly enabling analytical method development. The Evolution Array operates on the Thermo Scientific VISIONcollect software to facilitate complete instrument and accessory control as well as efficient data collection, analysis and reporting.
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