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Thermo Scientific™ Varioskan™ LUX multimode microplate reader
Analyze a variety of samples with five measurement technologies, including absorbance (UV-Vis), fluorescence intensity, Luminescence, AlphaScreen / AlphaLISA and TRF.
Brand: Thermo Scientific™ VL0LA0D2
Description
Designed for bioscience researchers with a wide variety of needs, the Thermo Scientific™ Varioskan™ LUX multimode microplate reader comes equipped with a flexible range of measurement technologies including Absorbance, Fluorescence Intensity, Luminescence, AlphaScreen, and Time-Resolved Fluorescence. The instrument simplifies measurement setup with the automatic dynamic range selection, and its smart safety controls ease workflow and help avoid experimental errors. Varioskan LUX raises the bar for reliability and ease, with technology that works in researchers' best interest.
The Varioskan LUX multimode reader has received HTRF™ certification from Cisbio Bioassays and DLReady™ validation from Promega Corporation.
- Up to five measurement technologies: Absorbance (UV-Vis), Fluorescence intensity (incl. FRET), Luminescence (direct and filtered), AlphaScreen/AlphaLISA and Time-resolved fluorescence (incl. TR-FRET/hTRF)
- Filter and monochromator optics
- Spectral scanning for assay optimization
- Five measurement modes including end point, kinetic, spectra, kinetic spectra and multipoint
- Integrated gas control module for setting CO2 and O2 concentrations for cell based assays
- Simultaneous dispensing and measurement for signal monitoring at the start of a reaction
- Automatic dynamic range selection, based on signal intensity of each well
- Smart safety controls designed to identify and alert the user of potential problems before they happen
- Automated instrument calibration and self-diagnostics for reliable performance
- Certified HTRF compatible reader by CisBio Bioassays
- Validated DLReady by Promega Corporation
- License free—Each user can install the software on his/her computer
- Intuitive and flexible interface for multiple users and assays
- Innovative Virtual Pipetting Tool makes it easy to define samples to plate layout
- Measurement data is continuously saved to the database, so there’s no data lost due to unexpected interruptions such as power outages or accidental aborting
- Simplified data processing and export
- Export data in a single mouse click, or have it emailed automatically at the end of the run
- Several file formats for exporting results: *.xlsx, *.pdf, *.xml, and *.txt
- Shows real-time spectra and kinetic curves during the measurement
- Built-in calculations for data analysis (e.g. blank subtraction, average/SD/CV%, standard curve, dose response, quality control, classification, kinetic and spectral analysis, custom formula, etc.)
- Comprehensive result reports with traceability to runtime actions and settings
- Two editions available: Research Edition for life science researchers, and Drug Discovery Edition which offers features needed for the FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.
Specifications
Robot | |
45°C | |
96 wells: 15 sec., 384 wells: 45 sec., 1536 wells: 135 sec. | |
6 to 1536-well Plates (Absorbance 6 to 384-well Plates) | |
Top | |
Orbital | |
< 2.2 sec./well 400 to 500 nm, 1 flash, 2 nm Step | |
0.003 Abs or ±2%, at 200 to 399 nm (0 to 2 Abs) 0.003 Abs or ±1%, at 400 to 1000 nm (0 to 3 Abs) |
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58 cm | |
Fluorescence intensity: top reading > 6 decades Luminescence: > 7 decades |
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51 cm | |
Endpoint, Kinetic, Spectra, Multipoint, Kinetic Spectra | |
SD < 0.001 Abs or CV < 0.5%, at 450 nm (0 to 3 Abs) | |
English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japansese, Chinese and Russian | |
130 lb. | |
21 in. |
Photomultiplier Tube (PMT) | |
Xenon Flash Lamp, LED | |
Absorbance, Fluorescence Intensity, Luminescence, AlphaScreen | |
Varioskan | |
0 to 6 Abs | |
SkanIt Software | |
Double monochromaters, Double excitation monochromaters, Double emission monochromators, Filters | |
23 in. | |
1 mL syringe: 2 to 5,000 μL 5 mL syringe: 5 to 25,000 μL |
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20 in. | |
96-well plate: ±2% (0 to 4 Abs at 450 nm) 384-well plate: ±2% (0 to 3 Abs at 450 nm) |
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2 | |
Fluorescence intensity (top reading): < 0.4 fmol fluorescein/well (black 384-well plate) Luminescence: < 7 amol ATP/well (white 384-well plate) AlphaScreen: < 100 amol phosphotyrosine/well (384-well plate) |
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Absorbance: 200 to 1000 nm Fluorescence intensity: Excitation: 200 to 1000 nm, Emission: 270 to 840 nm Luminescence: 360 to 670 nm AlphaScreen: Excitation 680 nm, Emission 400 to 660 nm |
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59 kg | |
53 cm |