Microplate reader (absorbance, fluorescence, and bioluminescence)

Manufacturer: BMG LABTECH
Model: BMG FLUOstar OPTIMA

Features

• Microplate reader measuring absorbance, fluorescence, and luminescence
• Incubation up to 60 °C
• Possibility to maintain CO₂ levels in the read chamber below 5%
• Integrated syringe injectors that can be used to deliver substrates, inhibitors, enzymes etc.
• Possibility for continued reading at intervals ranging from every 20 milliseconds to several hours
• Reading above and below each well
• Reading covering excitation and emission simultaneously
• Wavelength range of 240 to 900 nm (depending on the filters available)
• Integrated control using comprehensive software

Samples

• Liquid
• Microplate analysis of 6 to 384 wells
• Liquid delivery through injection of volumes between 5 and 350 µL (in 0.5 µL increments)

Examples of applications

• Determining enzyme reaction dosage in continuous or intermittent mode
• Determining the dosage for cell toxicity, proliferation, and viability tests
• Determining the dosage of bioreactor cultivated algae content
• Determining the dosage of ATP in cell extracts
• Performing ELISA tests and immunoassays
• Performing antioxidant assays
• Determining the dosage of phosphorescent compounds