Instruments
GSU Integrated Multi-modality Facility features the following scientific instruments:
Amersham Imager 600 is a sensitive and robust chemiluminescence imager for high-resolution digital imaging of protein and DNA samples in gels and membranes. Intuitive operation: You can operate the instrument from a tablet computer with easy-to-use image analysis software. No prior imager experience or training is required to obtain high-quality results. Excellent performance: Advanced optics provides high-resolution images, high sensitivity, and broad dynamic range. Robustness: An optimal instrument for multi-user labs. More Information
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The Bioanalyzer 2100 provides for a rapid visualisation of sample quality and quantity. High sensitivity with minimal sample quantities. Significant time savings - up to12 samples in 30 minutes. Reduced use and waste of hazardous chemicals. More Information
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"Typhoon FLA 7000 is a nonconfocal variable mode laser scanner offering high speed and resolution for precise quantitation of proteins, nucleic acids, and other biomolecules. Using predefined methods, the system can image a sample measuring 24 x 40 cm in 2.5 minutes, offering high throughput for the multiuser lab environment. The system provides several imaging modes: fluorescence and chemifluorescence, filmless autoradiography, and digitization of stained samples (e.g. Coomassie blue and silver stain). Applications include the detection of proteins stained with Deep Purple, SYPRO Ruby or SYPRO Red, chemifluorescent Western blot imaging with ECL Plus, and DNA imaging by SYBR Green or Cy5." More information
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Exceptional sensitivity for quantitation of biomolecules labeled with chemiluminescent probes Supports gel documentation of Coomassie™ blue and silver-stained samples. Accurate quantitation of closely spaced bands in complex protein samples for gels and films up to 18 x 12 cm. Low noise for longer exposure times and lower background, important for precise quantitation of very weak signals. Wide linear dynamic range for precise quantitation of faint and dark bands over four orders of magnitude in the same image, avoiding time-consuming multiple film exposures. Distortion, dark frame, and flat frame corrections are applied to each imaging mode for optimal precision and uniform quantitation. Sensitive detection of less than 40 pg of protein on a Western blot. Sensitivity may be increased by "binning" of up to 8 x 8 pixels and smoothing. Chemiluminescent and colorimetric signals can be captured in the same image without changing the lens. Under Construction
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Some applications on the Omega 10g are SYBR Green stained gels and GFP expressed experiments and Qdot multi-plexed western blots. The instrument has megapixel resolution, touch pad control panel, adjustable height sample tray, variable intensity UV Transilluminator and multi-wavelength LED Epi-Illumination. Under Construction
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The Qubit™ 3.0 Fluorometer is the next generation of the popular benchtop fluorometer that accurately measures DNA, RNA, and protein using the highly sensitive Qubit quantitation assays. The concentration of the target molecule in the sample is reported by a fluorescent dye that emits a signal only when bound to to the target, which minimizes the effects of contaminants—including degraded DNA or RNA—on the result. The easy-to-use touch screen menus make it easy to select and run the assays you need, with results displayed in just a few seconds Key features of the Qubit 3.0 Fluorometer include: Powerful, dual-core processor quickly and accurately quantifies DNA, RNA, and protein, in less than 5 seconds per sample Uses as little as 1 μL of sample Stores up to 1,000 sample results Large 5.7-inch state-of-the-art color touch screen for easy workflow navigation Ability to personalize your Qubit Fluorometer with the assays you run most, add new assays, or even create your own with MyQubit. More Information
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Non-Fluorescent & Colorimetric Gels: Coomassie Blue, Silver stain, colony plates and Fluorescent Gels. InGenius3 is a self-contained, low budget gel documentation and analysis fluorescence applications. It features a compact darkroom which has a sliding front door and an internal LED white light. InGenius3 has a 3m pixel camera and can produce images with 16 bit image depth. A manual zoom lens and manual filter drawer (includes a UV filter) completes the package. More Information
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The Typhoon 9400 can image store phosphor autoradiography and many types of fluorescent stains (direct blue-excited fluorescence – 457 and 488 nm; direct green-excited fluorescence – 532 nm; direct red-excited fluorescence – 633 nm. This imager is specifically designed for 2-D DIGE multicolor scanning and detection of CyDye DIGE Fluor dye-labeled proteins. Other common fluorescent stains that this imagers can image are Deep Purple, Coomasie Blue, EtBr, SYPRO red and SYPRO Ruby. They can image agarose and acrylamide gels, blots, microarray slides and imaging plates of many different sizes.
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"This powerful system offers a complete solution for publication quality images. Select from high resolution, high sensitivity CCD cameras depending on your imaging applications. For example, the MegaCam 815 camera with dynamic 8.1 megapixel high resolution and high sensitivity capabilities captures fluorescent gel images and low-light chemiluminescent western blots. Select the BioSpectrum 315 for gel doc applications. This configuration is upgradeable for western blot imaging." More Information
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Non-Fluorescent & Colorimetric Gels: Coomassie Blue, Silver stain, Autorad film, colony plates and Fluorescent Gels. This self-contained gel imaging system features a scientific grade 2.0 megapixel CCD camera for capturing high resolution images with simple yet versatile capture and save options. Screen tilts to optimum viewing angle. A built-in computer touch screen supplies a complete system at one location for fluorescent and colorimetric imaging. More Information
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The Typhoon Trio can image Store phosphor autoradiography and many types of fluorescent stains (direct blue-excited fluorescence – 457 and 488 nm; direct green-excited fluorescence – 532 nm; direct red-excited fluorescence – 633 nm. This imager is specifically designed for 2-D DIGE multicolor scanning and detection of CyDye DIGE Fluor dye-labeled proteins. Other common fluorescent stains that this imagers can image are Deep Purple, Coomasie Blue, EtBr, SYPRO red and SYPRO Ruby. They can image agarose and acrylamide gels, blots, microarray slides and imaging plates of many different sizes. Under Construction
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Key RSDP Features of FluorChem Imaging System
- Resolution: Megapixel CCD resolution: 1.92 Megapixels
- Proprietary algorithms for 3D image contour, image sharpening, and noise reduction for improved image resolution and quality.
- Sensitivity: Deep CCD peltier cooling facilitates multiple hour long exposures and exceptional image quality.
- FluorChem as an optimized for CCD imaging technology to generate femtogram sensitivity levels.
- Dynamic Range: >3.0 O.D. dynamic range with FluorChem Imaging System.
- Performance: Fast, easy, versatile, and powerful for comprehensive fluorescence and chemiluminescence applications AND basic gel documentation.
- Automatic lane/band detection and analysis with smiling corrections are easily done with a single button click!
- Capture grayscale or true color images with automatic RGB color image overlay feature.
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