Absorbance plate reader with ultrafast UV/vis spectrometer
The SPECTROstar® Omega is a dedicated absorbance microplate reader that can capture a full absorbance spectrum (220 - 1000 nm) in less than 1 second per well – no scanning needed.
This upgradeable reader offers the highest flexibility for optimizing settings for all absorbance-based assays. The LVis Plate compatibility allows for low-volume sample measurements.
- Detection Modes: UV/vis absorbance spectra
- Measurement Modes: Endpoint and kinetic - Spectral scanning (absorbance) - Well scanning
- Microplate Formats : 6 to 1536-well plates, user-definable - LVis Plate with 16 low volume microspots (2 μL)
- Microplate Carrier: Robot compatible
- Light Sources: High energy xenon flash lamp
- Detectors: CCD Spectrometer
- Wavelength Selection: UV/Vis Absorbance Spectrometer - Full spectra or 8 distinct wavelengths in < 1 sec / well
- Spectral Range: Spectrometer - 220 - 1000 nm
- Sensitivity
- Full spectrum captured in < 1 s/well
- Selectable spectral resolution: 1 nm, 2 nm, 5 nm, 10 nm
- OD range: 0 to 4 OD
- Accuracy: < 1% at 2 OD
- Precision: < 0.5% at 1 OD and < 0.8% at 2 OD
- Reproducibility: ±0.005 OD for 0 - 2 OD range
- Read Times: Full spectrum from 220 to 1000 nm in less than 1 sec/well
- Reagent Injection
- Up to 2 built-in reagent injectors
- Injection at measurement position (6 to 384-well)
- Individual injection volumes for each well (3 to 500 µL)
- Variable injection speed up to 420 µL / s
- Up to four injection events per well
- Reagent back flushing
- Shaking: Linear, orbital, and double-orbital with user-definable time and speed
- Purge Gas Vent: System to inject an atmosphere or to pull a vacuum into the reader
- Incubation: +4 °C above ambient up to 45 °C or 65 °C
- The upper heating plate of the incubation chamber operates at 0.5 °C more than the lower plate. This prevents condensation build-up on the lid or sealer.
- Software: Multi-user Reader Control and MARS Data Analysis Software included - FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliant
- Dimensions: Width: 44 cm, depth: 48 cm, height: 30 cm; weight: 28 kg
LVis Plate
Sample capacity: sixteen separate microdrop wells for 2 µL samples; one standard cuvette position for up to 1 mL samples.
Quality control internal standards (optional): four NIST-traceable optical density filters (approximate values of 0.1, 0.3, 0.6 and 1.0 OD); one holmium oxide filter for wavelength accuracy
Dimensions: conforms to SBS standards for microplates.
- Stacker: Magazines for up to 50 plates - continuous loading feature
- THERMOstar: Microplate incubator and shaker
- Upgrades: Please contact your local representative for upgrades including options such as detection modes, reagent injectors, etc.