Used Lab Equipment

Description:

Designed for multiple applications, the VariQuest 100 is excellent for situations requiring uniform visible light illumination such as viewing or photographing protein gels. Designed for multiple applications, the VariQuest 100 is excellent for situations requiring uniform visible light illumination such as viewing or photographing protein gels, autoradiograms or microtiter plates. The 21 x 38 cm flashed opal glass surface, combined with continuously adjustable intensity, provides superior control for different lighting requirements. High uniformity makes this transilluminator excellent for digitizing autoradiograms.

Specifications:

• Large 21 x 38 cm flashed opal glass viewing surface
• Continuously adjustable intensity control from 30% to 100%
• Four 15-watt color-corrected white light bulbs
• UviClear glass protector

High-performance, fully automated imaging has made the AlphaImager HP our most popular platform. The system's application versatility not only includes a wide range of fluorescent and colorimetric applications, but can also be expanded to chemiluminescence as laboratory needs change.

Specifications:

• Camera Resolution: 4 megapixels
• A/D: 12-bit
• Lens: 8 – 48 mm, f/1.2 Zoom, motorized
• Maximum Field of View: 42 x 31 cm
• Filter Positions: 5, motorized
• Size: 15 x 20 x 24 in
• Weight: 80 lbs

Features:

BioSpa™ 8 Automated Incubator links BioTek readers and imagers together with washers and dispensers for full workflow automation of up to 8 microplates or other labware. BioSpa 8 can automate your workflows, from ELISA to long term live cell assays. Temperature and CO₂/O₂ control, plus humidity monitoring and lid handling ensure an ideal environment for cell cultures during all experiment stages, with minimal manual intervention. BioSpa's software records and reports session timelines and environmental conditions, while customizable text and email alerts assure confidence during long and short term runs. Link a washer or dispenser and a plate reader or imager for start-to-finish workflow automation.

Specifications:

• Description: Incubation to 45°C and CO2/O2 control and monitoring, water pan and humidity monitoring
• CO2 Control : Range 0 – 20%,
• Control resolution ±0.1%,
  • Stability: ±0.2 at 5% CO2; O2
• Control: Range: 1 – 19%,
• Control resolution:±0.1%,
  • Stability: ±0.2 at 1% O2
• Humidity: rH 80 to 95% (lidded plates and 5% CO2)

Description:

High-content screening (HCS) or high-content analysis (HCA) requires an instrument designed to extract the maximum information from your sample in a robust and reproducible manner with the speed for high-throughput analysis. The entire Thermo Scientific portfolio of HCA instruments helps deliver on those parameters and includes:

• Superior illumination—the LED light engine reduces intensity fluctuations and optical component wear, eliminates moving parts, and reduces both integration and channel switching times
• Rapid data analysis—Thermo Scientific HCS Studio software analyzes your images in real time, so that you collect all the data you need to make decisions that count
• Reagent compatibility—Thermo Scientific HCS platforms build on the expertise of Molecular Probes in reagent development with exquisite fluorescent tools for interrogating the biology of the cell

Specifications:

• Camera: Photometrics X1 Camera with 4.54um/pixel
• Live cell: Optional HCA On-Stage Incubator with Kinetic scheduling of acquisition
• Software: HCA Studio 3.1 Cell Analysis Software. Optional client software available
• Database: STORE Express Image and Database Management Software Included, Scalable SQL/Oracle database options available

Features:

Chemi Genius 2 Bio Imaging System

Specifications:

• Hamamatsu C4742-80-12AG ORCA-ER Camera Controller

• Hermetic Vacuum Sealed Head

• High Resolution of 1.37 Million Pixels

• Exposure Time up to 10 Seconds

• Progressive Scan Interline CCD Chip with No Mechanical Shutter

• Binning Function

Features: 

• 20-MHz readout: High-speed, high-sensitivity image capture
• 2048 x 2048 imaging array: Resolves fine detail
• 7.4 x 7.4-ìm pixels: Ideally matched to optical microscope
• Interline-transfer, progressive-scan CCD: Eliminates camera vibration and facilitates fast triggering
• Flexible binning and readout: Increases light sensitivity while increasing the frame rate
• 12-bit digitization: Quantifies bright and dim signals in the same image
• Thermoelectric cooling: Long integration times for higher sensitivity
• Enhanced quantum efficiency: Provides higher sensitivity than typical interline cameras
• C-mount: Easily attaches to microscopes, standard lenses, or optical equipment
• Acquisition software: Captures, analyzes, and saves high-resolution images
• PCI interface: High-bandwidth, uninterrupted data transfer
• PVCam, Circular buffers, Device sequencing: Supported by numerous third-party software packages, Real-time focus, Precise integration with shutters, filter wheels, etc. (Compatible with Windows XP/Vista 32, Mac OS X, and Linux (kernel versions 2.4 and 2.6.8))
• CCD image sensor: Kodak KAI-4020M; interline-transfer, progressive-scan device with microlenses
• CCD format: 2048 x 2048 imaging array, 7.4 x 7.4-um pixels, 15.16 x 15.16-mm imaging area (optically centered)
• Linear full well: 30,000 e- (single pixel); 60,000 e- (2 x 2 binned pixel)
• Read noise: ≤10 e- rms @ 20 MHz
• Nonlinearity: <1%
• Digitizer type: 12 bits @ 20 MHz
• CCD temperature: -25ͦC (regulated)
• Dark current : 0.1 e-/p/s @ -25ͦC
• Operating environment: 0 to 30ͦC ambient, 0 to 80% relative humidity noncondensing
• I/O TTL (trigger/status): trigger, invert, inhibit, exposing, interline shift, frame readout, 8-bit TTL (programmable), 8-bit DACs(two)

Compare this against “Features of Gel Doc XRS+ system”: 

• Chemiluminescence: Yes
• Fluorescence: Yes
• Colorimetry/densitometry: Yes
• Gel documentation: Yes  

Hardware Specifications        

• Maximum sample size: 28 x 36 cm
• Maximum image area: 26X 35 cm
• Excitation source: Trans-UV and epi-white are standard (302 nm included, with 254 and 365 nm available as options)
• Illumination control: 3 modes (trans-UV, trans white, epi-white)
• Detector: super cooled CCD
• Image resolution: 4 megapixels
• Pixel size (H x V): 6.45 x 6.45 µm
• Filter holder: 3 positions (2 for filters, 1 without filter)
• Emission filters: 1 included (standard), 3 optional
• Dynamic range: >4.0 orders of magnitude
• Pixel density (gray levels): 65,535
• Dynamic flat fielding: Application specific, for all applications
• Instrument size (L x W x H): 36 x 60 x 96 cm
• Instrument weight: 32 kg

 Operating Ranges         

• Operating voltage: 110/115/230 V AC nominal
• Operating temperature: 10–28°C (21°C recommended)
• Operating humidity: <70% noncondensing

 Automation Capabilities            

• Workflow automated selection: Application driven; user selected or recalled by a protocol
• Workflow automated execution: Controlled by a protocol via application specific setup for image area, illumination source, filter, analysis, and reporting
• Workflow reproducibility: 100% repeatability via recallable protocols; from image capture to quantitative analysis and reports
• Autofocus: Precalibrated focus for any zoom setting or sample height
• Image flat fielding: Dynamic; precalibrated and optimized per application
• Autoexposure: 2 user-defined modes (intense or faint bands)

Includes:

• Cabinet & Camera
• Computer With Software
• Manual

The Bio-Rad ChemiDoc XRS System is Bio-Rad’s most advanced imaging system. The system is able to image chemiluminescent, fluorescent and colorimetric samples and comes complete with a compact darkroom, transilluminator and supercooled high resolution 1.44 megapixel CCD camera. The entire system is controlled by the provided Quantity One 1-D analysis software with additional controls on the compact darkroom to control focus, aperture and zoom. Consequently, the ChemiDoc XRS system is extremely flexible and can be used for imaging a diverse range of applications such as Western blotting, DNA/RNA gel electrophoresis, 2-D gel electrophoresis, densitometry, etc. The system is able to detect HRP and AP chemiluminescence, ethidium bromide, SYBR Green, green fluorescent protein, silver stain and Coomasie brilliant blue staining to name but a few that are frequently used with the above applications. The system features flat fielding technology which allows for superior uniformity and quantification. Flat-fielding is a technique that corrects for pixel-to-pixel variations by dividing the gain variations out of an image, thus flattening the relative response for each pixel.

Operation of the system is very simple. The gel or membrane is placed on the transilluminator, which is set into a drawer which can be moved in and out of the darkroom, facilitating placement of the gel or membrane. Once the gel or membrane is placed, it and the transilluminator are returned to the darkroom and the door closed. With the Epi-illumination switched on, the aperture, zoom and focus are adjusted using the touchpad on the darkroom and viewed on the computer monitor until the desired position, size and focus of the gel are achieved. To acquire the image, the appropriate light source for the gel or membrane is selected and the software is used to select an integration time. Using the Quantity One software, the image is frozen when a satisfactory image is acquired. The Quantity One 1-D image analysis software aids the user in obtaining the best images possible from the gel or membrane. The software is user-friendly and equipped with built-in quick guides and wizards to facilitate the optimization of images and printouts. The software is compatible with both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh platforms. The Quantity One 1-D software is used for analysis of 1-D electrophoresis gels, Western blotting membranes, Coomassie-stained SDS-PAGE gels, etc. whereas the PDQuest 2-D analysis software is also available and is intended to be used for comparative analysis where many 2-D gels are analyzed at once.

Specifications:

• CCD Resolution (HxV): 1,392 x 1,040µm
• Pixel density: 65,536 gray levels
• Imaging area: 25 x 26 cm
• Camera cooling temperature: -50°C
• Camera cooling system: Peltier
• Dynamic range: 4 orders of magnitude
• Motorized zoom lens: C-mount, f/1.2, 12-75 mm
• Illumination modes: Epi-white, trans-UV (302 nm), and white

Using advanced electrically cooled SuperChemiNova CCD camera technology, the FluorChem provides real time display and the R.S.D.P. standard of resolution, sensitivity, dynamic range and performance. The FluorChem is ideal for chemiluminescence, fluorescence, and visible imaging applications.

Features:

• Applications: chemiluminescence, fluorescence and colorimetric
• Transillumination White: For protein gels,autorads,film, plates and flasks
• Transillumination UV: For the fluorescent gels such as EtBr, SYPRO Red, etc
• Software: easy-to-use software for darkroom control, image capture, enhancement and analysis
• Camera: High-performance, high resolution, CCD camera allows imaging of low-light samples in UV-illuminated, and fluorescent applications. 12.5x75mm, F1.2 Motorized Zoom Lens for ChemiImager 5500 with DE 500/400 cabinet (Includes motorized lens, ChemiImager 5500 camera mount, and cables. Requires AlphaEaseFC software version with software controls of motorized lens) -
• Lens: Zoom lens, close-up 2+ diopter lens and interference filter
• Filters: chemiluminescence samples, ethidium bromide, SYPRO Orange (595 nm) each filter has a bandwith +/-40 nm
• Allows to visualize chemiluminscent reactions

How is this unit better than Alpha Imager 3400:

For low-light applications, such as chemiluminescence, a longer exposure time may be appropriate and it is best to go to the red ACQUIRE IMAGE button to directly acquire the image once the desired exposure time is set. Alternatively, if a good exposure time is unknown, try selecting Auto-Expose and using the super sensitivity selection. Auto-Expose will generate an image showing the signal intensity usually in less than 3 minutes. Afterwards, a different sensitivity (binning) mode can be selected to generate a better resolution image and the software will automatically calculate the new exposure time for you.

 Features:

• Applications: fluorescence and colorimetric
• Software: easy-to-use software for darkroom control, image capture, enhancement and analysis
• Camera: high sensitivity, high resolution scientific grade CCD camera with 2.0 megapixel resolution, extendable to 6.0 megapixels
• Lens:5-75 f/1.2
• Overhead Light Selector: White light, 365 nm UV, 254 nm UV
• Flters: ethidium bromide, SYBR Green, SYBR Gold
• Visible color stains: Coomassie, Silver
• Allows to visualize chemiluminscent reactions
• Manual lift platform, 3 emission filters, white light plate, overhead UV, white light and blue light
• Transilluminator: Choice of UV transilluminator models

Using advanced electrically cooled SuperChemiNova CCD camera technology, the FluorChem provides real time display and the R.S.D.P. standard of resolution, sensitivity, dynamic range and performance. The FluorChem is ideal for chemiluminescence, fluorescence, and visible imaging applications.

Features:

• Applications: chemiluminescence, fluorescence and colorimetric
• Transillumination White: For protein gels,autorads,film, plates and flasks
• Transillumination UV: For the fluorescent gels such as EtBr, SYPRO Red, etc
• Software: easy-to-use software for darkroom control, image capture, enhancement and analysis
• Camera: High-performance, high resolution, CCD camera allows imaging of low-light samples in UV-illuminated, and fluorescent applications. 12.5x75mm, F1.2 Motorized Zoom Lens for ChemiImager 5500 with DE 500/400 cabinet (Includes motorized lens, ChemiImager 5500 camera mount, and cables. Requires AlphaEaseFC software version with software controls of motorized lens) -
• Lens: Zoom lens, close-up 2+ diopter lens and interference filter
• Filters: chemiluminescence samples, ethidium bromide, SYPRO Orange (595 nm) each filter has a bandwith +/-40 nm
• Allows to visualize chemiluminscent reactions

How is this unit better than Alpha Imager 3400:

For low-light applications, such as chemiluminescence, a longer exposure time may be appropriate and it is best to go to the red ACQUIRE IMAGE button to directly acquire the image once the desired exposure time is set. Alternatively, if a good exposure time is unknown, try selecting Auto-Expose and using the super sensitivity selection. Auto-Expose will generate an image showing the signal intensity usually in less than 3 minutes. Afterwards, a different sensitivity (binning) mode can be selected to generate a better resolution image and the software will automatically calculate the new exposure time for you.

Includes Computer Loaded with Software

The FluorChem HD2 System provides a complete array of image acquisition modes for common fluorescent and chemiluminescent applications.  The FluorChem HD2 System delivers higher sensitivity and a broader dynamic range than film can provide at similar exposure times. Captured images are saved digitally, making them easy to import into presentations and reports

Features:

• Applications Types: Chemiluminescent, Colorimetric, uv, Fluorescent
• Camera Resolution: 19 megapixels (2048 x 2048)
• a/D: 16-bit
• Recommended lens: 50 mm, f/0.95 Fixed, manual or motorized
• Pixels: 4 x 7.4 μm
• Filter Positions: 5, motorized
• Size: 20" W x 15" D x 39.5" h (51 x 38 x 100 cm)
• Weight: 100 lbs (45.4 kg)

Features:

The FluorChem Q, M, and R enable multiplex fluorescent imaging, letting you analyze overalapping proteins in the same blot.

Description:

The E-Gel iBase Power System has an LCD display, which shows information about the program selected and running time. The display is located near the upper edge of the iBase device. Just below the display, the E-Gel iBase Power System has four buttons:

• Go button starts programs
• Mode button toggles between programs, minutes, and seconds
• Up button selects between programs on the display and increases running time
• Down button selects between programs on the display and decreases running time

An LED light (in the middle of the four buttons) indicates the status of the iBase device. The gel cassette is inserted into the two Electrode connections at the lower right of the iBase Power System. The back of the E-Gel iBase Power System contains a USB port and a power inlet. The supplied power cord has a matching connector that inserts into the power inlet, and connects the E-Gel® iBase™ Power System to the electrical outlet. A separate, stand-alone power supply is not required to run the iBase™ device.

Specification:

• Dimensions: 18.4 cm x 11 cm x 5.75 cm
• Weight: 500 g
• Electrical requirements: 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz< 1.0 A
• Temperature: 5°C to 40°C
• Built-in features: LCD Display, Alarm , LED light

Features:

The ImageQuant LAS 4000 is a camera system for producing digital images of gel or membrane samples or films. It is used together with the ImageQuant LAS 4000 Control Software to:

• Expose chemiluminescent samples or membranes.

• Expose fluorescent samples using epi (incident) or trans (transmitted) light sources, for example gels stained by ethidium bromide (EtBr). The ImageQuant LAS 4000 can be supplied with NIR, Red, Green, Blue and UV epi lights.

• Expose dye-stained gels and membranes or films using epi or trans illumination.

• Expose a sample repeatedly, incrementally or by programming exposure schemes.

Specifications:

• CCD: 3 200 000 pixels (Fujifilm super CCD
• Cooling temperature: -25°C
• Exposure time: 1/100 seconds to 2 hours (Images can be continuously exposed for up to 30 hours using ImageQuant LAS 4000 Control Software.)
• Lens: High-sensitivity lens F0.85 43 mm, Wide view lens F1.8 24 mm
• Number of gradations:

Recorded image: 16 bit

Focusing: 8 bit

Description:

The E-Gel Safe Imager Real-time Transilluminator is designed for viewing E-Gel with SYBR Safe gels and E-Gel CloneWell gels on the laboratory benchtop for real-time monitoring on the E-Gel iBase Power System or for documentation purposes at the end of the run directly on the E-Gel Safe Imager Transilluminator. The E-Gel Safe Imager Real-time Transilluminator has the following features:

• An array of 12 LED sources behind a blue filter that emit high intensity blue light.
• Red ON/OFF button is located at the front.
• Automatic shut-off option at 30 seconds and 5 minutes
• LED indicator light adjacent to the ON/OFF button indicates the status of the Safe Imager unit.
• Attached short electrical cord connects to the iBase unit.
• USB port enables future program updates.

Specifications:

• Viewing surface dimensions: 62 mm x 77 mm
• Case dimensions: 200 mm x 110 mm x 43 mm
• Amber filter dimensions: 121 mm x 138 mm x 31 mm
• Weight of Safe Imager: 243 g
• Weight of filter: 55 g
• Temperature: 5°C to 40°C
• Built in features: LED light
• LED life: 50,000 hours
• LED specifications: Array of 12 high power LEDs emitting at 480 ± 5 nm. LEDs radiate <10 Lumens each at 200 mA.