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LABORATORY PRODUCTS
Small Tissue Processing Solutions
ANALYTICA NEWS
At Analytica 2010 in Munich, Germany, Seward Ltd demonstrated its small tissue processing solutions. The Stomacher®
80 microBiomaster provides
flexible small tissue processing capabilities for clinical, life science and microbiology applications. Capable of processing samples from 250µL to 80mL, the Biomaster range caters for the increased demand for smaller samples, without reducing sample quality to ensure maximal
visible cell recovery.
Also at the Seward stand, the company’s other world-renowned Stomacher® paddle blenders offering fast and reliable homogenisation for a wide range of samples were on view. These include the Stomacher 400 Circulator for food safety sample preparation applications and Stomacher 3500 series for preparing samples for the new pathogen test protocols requiring jumbo sized samples.
The Stomacher® has been proven in laboratories around the world to be a valuable tool in industry,
research, education and healthcare. In scientific procedures the quality of the sample and its preparation are critical to accurate results, Stomacher has been and continues to be developed to achieve this.
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Simple, Affordable Solutions for Water Testing
The new Eutech 700 bench meter series combines simple, stress-free meter operation with the largest display of any bench meter in its class - more than twice the size of our popular 510 series. The meters feature a small footprint, multi-position electrode arm, quick reference guide, splashproof key pad and more.
The 700 meters embrace Eutech’s signature characteristics of user-friendly, reliable and intuitive instruments. Add the benefits of high accuracy, auto temperature compensation, non-volatile memory and auto-buffer recognition and measurement become simple. Why pay for features you don’t use. The Eutech 700 series offers five meters with the features users need for simple, affordable measurements of pH/ORP, pH/ORP/Ion, Conductivity/TDS, Dissolved Oxygen and the pH/ORP/Conductivity/TDS - all with °C/°F temperature.
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New Thermal Cyclers Offer Speed, Flexibility and Ease of Use
March 2010 saw the launch of new Techne thermal cyclers. The feature-packed TC-PLUS can be combined with Satellite units giving complete flexibility to configure any multi-block format. The new thermal cyclers have one of the fastest aluminium blocks on the market, delivering greater uniformity than a silver block and therefore more reproducible PCR results. The 5.7-inch VGA colour touchscreen with graphical display is intuitive and easy to use. All buttons are large enough for fingers – so no stylus, pen or spatula needed! The TC-PLUS features a unique CD-type sample drawer (patent pending). The force used to push the drawer in also lowers the heated lid into position, applying the correct pressure onto the samples to prevent evaporation. This mechanism is entirely mechanical and doesn’t rely on motors. All consumable types can be accommodated, from 0.5ml tubes to 384-well plates, sealed with either heat or adhesive seals.
The stackable design and PC software enable multiple TC-PLUS cyclers and Satellites to be networked, for high throughput PCR, using 96-well or 384-well blocks. Satellite units can be controlled from the TC-PLUS server or a PC but have no user interface. The next generation PC software can be used with all current and previous generation Techne thermal cyclers. There is a choice of easily interchangeable blocks – 96 x 0.2ml, 60 x 0.5ml and 384-well plate – all with gradient for efficient optimisation of PCR conditions. With over 20 years’ experience in the design and manufacture of thermal cyclers, Techne is established as a leading supplier and the TC-PLUS is covered by a 4-year warranty (4 years or 100,000 cycles for blocks).
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Particle Sizing Instrument Wins Gold
Affinity Biosensors is pleased to announce that its new particle characterisation platform, Archimedes, won the Editors’ Gold Award for Best New Product at Pittcon 2010.
ARCHIMEDES measures the mass, size, and density of particles as they enter a microfluidic channel contained within a MEMS resonator. Particles weighing as little as a single femtogram (0.000000000000001 g) and as small as 50 nanometers can be measured, giving resolution and accuracy superior to conventional light scattering methods. Archimedes addresses industrial manufacturing and R&D applications in pharmaceuticals and drug delivery; paints, inks, and coatings; advanced materials and chemicals; and in alternative energy and nanotechnology. The gentle fluidics also accommodates biological samples such as bacteria, algae, and other cells, with resolution a million times better than a quartz crystal microbalance.
PITTCON NEWS
Affinity Biosensors’ CEO, Ken Babcock, said: “It means a great deal to us to have Archimedes receive this recognition at Pittcon. Archimedes is the culmination of development that started with the pioneering work of Scott Manalis at MIT, continued with our MEMS partner Innovative Micro Technology, and was supported by the National Science Foundation. We believe this award anticipates the broad acceptance of Archimedes as a significant new approach to particle characterisation.”
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LAB ASIA - MARCH/APRIL 2010 - LABORATORY PRODUCTS
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