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Laboratory Focus September 2012
neW ProductS Multi-Wavelength Imaging Andor Technology plc introduces its new multi-wavelength imaging portfolio, made up of the TuCam, an advanced two camera adapter for simultaneous imaging, and Optosplit II, a dual emission splitter that divides an image into two separate spatially equivalent components which can be displayed side-by-side on a single camera sensor. TuCam and Optosplit II feature fast, concurrent detection of two different fluorophores in experiments, and are compatible with Andor’s complete range of low light imaging cameras.
Web: www.andor.com/scientific_cameras/multi_wavelength_imaging/
High Throughput Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Dionex UltiMate 3000 XRS UHPLC system offers UHPLC capabilities in solvent delivery and sample handling, with a variety of detector options for high-throughput laboratories. UltiMate 3000 XRS has low gradient delay volume and unmatched flow precision with accuracy among all leading quaternary UHPLC platforms. The new system supports robust chromatographic runs with column pressures up to 1,250 bar (18,130 psi). Its new flow cell design, along with viper connection technology, means lower resolution loss and peak dispersion. UltiMate 3000 XRS also offers high resolution chromatography, complimentary detection technologies, a flexible configuration and user accessibility for pharma, biopharma, environmental, food safety and chemical laboratories.
Web: http://www.thermoscientific.com/uhplc-xrs
LC-MS System Thermo Fisher Scientific launches its Exactive Plus system, a benchtop liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) system for high-throughput screening, identification and quantification of compounds in complex matrices. Powered by Orbitrap technology, Exactive Plus has advanced signal processing, ion options and transmission technologies. It produces full-scan HR/AM data, allowing for retrospective data analysis, and its new signal processing can increase system scan speed by a factor of two, providing ultra-high mass resolution for resolving components in complex sample matrices. Exactive Plus allows for fast polarity switching, with brighter ion source optics and improved C-Trap-to-HCD cell transmission, improving sensitivity and low-mass ion transmission.
Web: www.thermoscientific.com/exactiveplus
Freezers New Brunswick Scientific, an Eppendorf company, introduces its HEF® High Efficiency Freezer, the latest in a series of energy-saving ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers. The new freezers consume up to 59 per cent less energy than competitive units and have a lower carbon impact on the environment. The ULT freezers are virtually never turned off, compared to other laboratory systems, energy requirements can be high in order to maintain the very low temperatures needed for sample preservation.
Web: www.eppendorf.com/freezers
Liquid dispensers Eppendorf’s new Combitips advanced® offer safe, accurate liquid dispensing by positive displacement. The new tips have a colour-coded size system, elongated tips (size 2.5 mL, 5 mL, 10 mL) that completely empty standard laboratory tubes, a dispenser box with chute, and an extra purity grade of ‘Eppendorf PCR clean.’ They are available in nine sizes and can be used with any Eppendorf Multipette for precise pipetting of identical amounts of liquids in series. Combitips advanced® have hermetically-sealed pistons that prevent contamination, and the positive-displacement allows for high precision dispensing of problematic liquids, such as those with high density. The funnel geometry improves haptic feedback and stops damage to gloves. No slip agents are used in the manufacturing process, meaning bioassays can have better results.
Web: http://www.eppendorf.com
Data Logger Omega introduces a new battery-powered data logger that records input transitions or contact closures from external sources, including transducers and state initiators. A CE compliant product, the OMCP-STATE101A has a 10-year battery life, 4 Hz reading rate, a multiple start/stop function and high speed download capability. Suited for HVAC, chemical and environmental applications, features also include a 406, 323 reading storage capacity, optional memory wrap, optional protection and a battery life indicator.
Web: http://www.omega.ca/shop/pptsc.asp?ref=oM-cp-State101a&flag=1
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