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New Particle Counter Extends Scope of Lab Monitoring IKS International have now added airborne particles to the parameters that can be monitored by their market-leading XiltriX®


real-time laboratory


monitoring system. Each Calypso Particle data transmitter can support up to ten particle counters for continuous, automatic particle counting in clean rooms, IVF laboratories, pharmaceutical production facilities and anywhere that airborne particulates are a potential problem. The individual laser-based counters are available to a number of specifications, but typically can monitor particles down to 0,3µ in diameter. 0.5µ and 5µ particles are counted simultaneously, accumulating counts over a minute as ambient air flows through the counter at a rate of 1 cubic foot (28.3 litres) per minute. The accumulated particle count is transmitted digitally to XiltriX for logging and reporting. Using digital communication means that there are no data losses due to signal transmission or conversion. XiltriX also continuously monitors the airflow through the counter and its operational status, thus providing traceable, real-time data that will greatly assist compliance with GMP and similar quality protocols.


Particle counting is the latest addition to the growing number of parameters that XiltriX can monitor in biotechnical facilities – temperature, pressure, incubator status, door opening and many others. According to Han Weerdesteyn, XiltriX Product and Export Manager at IKS: “This addition to our range allows IKS to provide the complete monitoring solution that many customers, especially pharmaceutical manufacturers, now require.”


Circle no. 110


Touch the Future of Gel and Blot Imaging UVP, LLC announces the release of the new ChemiDoc-It®


TS2 Imager. The new integrated touch screen and user-friendly capture software simplify workflow for imaging


of chemiluminescent, fluorescent, colorimetric and multiplex gels and blots. Users can simply click the Live Preview button to immediately see an image sample. The exposure, aperture, zoom and focus can be adjusted using the convenient touch screen control panel. All settings are clearly displayed on the screen. The built-in computer creates a networkable, stand-alone system allowing users to save images to a USB stick or to a remote computer for further analysis or documentation.


Users of the new ChemiDoc-ItTS2 can: optimise gel and chemiluminescent blot imaging with the highly sensitive 8.1 megapixel resolution, cooled CCD camera; view low light samples in the light-tight darkroom creating an optimum environment for viewing chemiluminescent blots; and select components as required for specific applications. The modular design allows selection of UV transilluminator, emission filters, LED white light plate and UV modules.


According to Mike Capps, UVP Marketing Product Manager: "The introduction of the all-new ChemiDoc-It TS2 marks a new generation of simplicity and imaging control for researchers. The Imager successfully combines a powerful, integrated touch screen software interface into an easy-to-use plug and play unit. The image acquisition functions are presented in a straightforward and efficient workflow format allowing the user to spend less time hassling with equipment and more time conducting research and analysis." The new ChemiDoc-It TS2 with the integrated all-in-one computer and touch screen enables users to quickly capture high-resolution gel and blot images. For more information on the ChemiDoc-It TS2 Imager, contact UVP or go to uvp.com.


Circle no. 111 ADVERTORIAL


High Salt Content in Water – Reliable TOC/TNb Determination with the Multi N/C®


Series Analysers


A Complete Gel Doc System for Quick and Simple Gel Imaging


Syngene introduced its U:Genius3, complete budget gel imaging system. This compact system with its button driven key pad is simple to set up, making it ideal for busy laboratories that need rapid and accurate gel imaging.


The U:Genius3 comes with a sensitive three million pixel CCD camera inside a compact darkroom. The cost-effective system includes overhead Epi white light and is versatile, offering multiple illumination options to allow high-resolution imaging of 1D DNA and protein gels stained with a range of dyes.


The U:Genius3 features a built in processor and simple to use intuitive ‘button controlled’ integral key pad so can be used straight from the box. The system can be fitted with the new Ultra-Slim LED Blue Light Transilluminator in laboratories where safety and UV sample damage are issues. The transilluminator slides out of the darkroom to aid viewing and band cutting, and there is also a white light converter screen option available for scientists wanting to view protein gels, thus maximising the use of vital laboratory space.


Laura Sullivan, Syngene’s Divisional Manager, explained: “Many researchers in busy laboratories often just want a quick, accurate image of their gels, so they need an inexpensive press button system which takes seconds to set up.”


In many areas of application – extending far beyond drinking and waste water analysis – a fast and reliable TOC/TNb determination is required. Especially samples with an extreme matrix (such as sea water, brines, concentrated acids and lyes) impose high requirements on the TOC analyzers operating in accordance with the principle of catalytic high temperature incineration.


However, it is possible to significantly increase the maintenance cycles resulting from the matrix of these samples on the TOC analyser by using optimised combustion control as well as combustion tube filling with consistently stable analysis results.


Thanks to the freely selectable combustion temperature in wide ranges as well as the robust and simultaneously sensitive dimensioning of the Focus Radiation NDIR detector of the multi N/C® series, application solutions with minimised device wear and a significantly increased lifetime are now available.


The devices of the multi N/C® series from Analytik Jena AG can help you to increase the


productivity in your laboratory significantly and reduce the operating costs accordingly. Visit us at analytica 2012, Munich/Germany, 17-20/04/2012 in hall A1, booth 211/310


Circle no. 112 Visit: www.labmate-online.com


Laura added: “We have listened to those requests and the result is the U:Genius3. We’re confident that scientists who try the U:Genius3 will agree the system is ideal where budget and space are limited, but doesn’t compromise on generating superb results with outstanding resolution, making U:Genius3 the most cost-effective gel doc currently available.”


Circle no. 113


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