Microplate Reader / Microtiter Plate Reader

Microplate readers read biological, chemical or physical events that occur on a microtiter plate. A wide range of assays can be performed using a microplate reader including ELISAs, protein cell growth assays, nucleic acid and protein quantification, enzyme activity measurement, immunoassays, and screening of drug compounds and targets, among others. This makes these readers a staple in research labs specializing in drug discovery, bioassay validation, manufacturing, etc...

Considerations for purchasing a microplate reader

The first thing to consider when purchasing a microplate reader is the detection method. Microplates typically measure absorbance, fluorescence intensity, or luminescence, but models that measure time-resolved fluorescence and fluorescence polarization are also available for purchase. The type of detection to use will depend on the application. ELISAs and protein assays, for example, require absorbance to be measured while luciferase-based gene expression assays will require luminescence to be measured. Other things to consider include plate format – 96-well and 384-well plates are the norm but higher and lower capacity plate sizes are also available, speed and throughput needed, type of software, and whether or not multiple plates or wells can be read simultaneously.

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ItemSPECTROstar Omega Microplate Reader with Rapid UV/Vis SpectrometerLUMIstar Omega Luminescence Plate ReaderSPECTROstar Nano Microplate Reader
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Catalog NumberSPECTROstar OmegaLUMIstar OmegaSPECTROstar Nano
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DescriptionThe SPECTROstar Omega is an absorbance microplate reader capable of recording both a photometric spectrum (220-1000 nm) down to a resolution of 1 nm and absorbance values at fixed user-defined wavelengths. Similar to a monochromator, but much faster, the spectrometer allows you to capture the UV/Vis... Read MoreThe LUMIstar Omega is a compact and modular DLReadyTM certified microplate luminescence reader that is designed for the widest possible range of applications based on luminescence labels including BRET assays. Additional outstanding features of the LUMIstar Omega include top and bottom reading, ... Read MoreThe SPECTROstar Nano represents a revolution in absorbance measurement instrumentation with the flexibility to perform assays quickly and easily in both microplates or via the built-in cuvette port.

Using a spectrometer, this new absorbance microplate reader captures a full UV-Visible spectrum (220
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Optical SystemHigh energy xenon flash lampFilter-basedHigh energy xenon flash lamp
Measuring Timevaries with Test20 sec (96 wells), 55 sec (384 wells)less than 1 sec/well
Wavelength Range220 to 1000 nm240 to 740 nm220 to 1000 nm
Plate Formats6 to 1536 Well Plates6 to 384 Well Plates6 to 384 well plates, user definable
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