11 FT-IR Solutions for Biomedical and Biological Analysis
Agilent Technologies, Inc announced Fourier Transform-Infra Red (FT-IR) solutions for biomedical and biological applications that reduce analysis times and reveal more detailed information about biomedical and biological samples. FT-IR spectroscopy is an emerging tool in life sciences. Applications range from new drug development to the study of diseased tissues. The new solutions feature Varian’s superior performing 600-IR Series spectrometers and microscopes, software and accessories.
Traditional techniques for studying biological samples, such as cell staining, are often time consuming and limited in the types and amount of information that can be gathered. Varian’s FT-IR systems offer the highest energy throughput and deliver the most detailed chemical information. Varian’s 620-IR microscope provides the most sensitive and fastest chemical imaging solution in the industry.
The 620-IR is ideal for users that need to quickly investigate large tissues samples and have very little time to prepare those samples. The 620-IR makes visible what other systems cannot detect, and does it in a fraction of the time. FT-IR analysis can complement or replace other techniques allowing investigators to: study drug uptake through membranes using attenuated total reflectance chemical imaging; characterise biological changes on a nanosecond time scale; identify and characterise unknown protein samples in seconds; investigate the chemical makeup of live cells and probe their response in aqueous environments; and monitor and optimise microbial fermentation processes to increase production efficiency.
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sales@intlabmate.com Long Wavelength Type NIR Mini-Spectrometer
Hamamatsu Photonics introduce the newest member of its TG series of mini-spectrometers, the C11118GA. The new TG NIR spectrometer module expands on the existing Hamamatsu range and adopts a high sensitivity, low noise InGaAs image sensor, specially selected to match the optical arrangement. The C11118GA is optimised for NIR operation and works in the 0.9µm to 2.55µm waveband. This new module provides higher sensitivity and the furthest response in the IR compared to other products on the market.
The module consists of a palm-top size polychromator, integrated with optical elements. The cooled InGaAs image sensor is optimised for the required wavelength range and comes with an image sensor driver circuit. The spectrometer module includes sample software, DLL library and an integrated USB 2.0 interface. PC connection and data acquisition are quick and easy as the user can set measurement conditions, acquire and save data and can generate graphical displays.
The new miniature spectrometer module is ideal for applications such as NIR spectrometry, soil and water analysis, life sciences, forensic science and many more.
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Every day, all around the world there are thousands of gas chromatographs continuously analysing environmental samples, the majority of which will give a negative result. It is estimated that worldwide GC’s running environmental samples could be using as much as 1.4 gigawatt hours of energy and producing 840 tonnes of CO2 every single day. To put this into perspective an average 1.6 litre family car would need to drive around the circumference of the earth over 116 times to produce the same amount of CO2. The amount of CO2 produced could be greatly reduced by using energy efficient fast GC technology for screening samples. The 300 Series Fast GC from Cambridge Scientific Instruments directly heats the column rather than using a conventional air blow oven. As only the column itself is being heated, considerably less power is required and the heating/cool down times can be much more rapid.
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