Optimizing Conditions for Temperature Sensitive Assays

New Peltier cooling module by BioTek prevents temperature fluctuations in multimode cell imagers

16 Oct 2018
Frankie MacDonald
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BioTek has released a Peltier Cooling Module for the Cytation™ Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Readers. The compact module keeps internal temperature rise to less than one degree over ambient, regardless of fluctuations from external and internal factors. The module helps maintain and optimize stability for more consistent data in assays run at ambient temperature. The module also quickly reduces internal temperature after incubated assays for efficient transitions between multiple applications with different temperature requirements.

The Peltier Cooling Module, along with a number of enhanced modular features, may be added to the Cytation family at any time as research requirements evolve. Cytation offers automated digital imaging and patented Hybrid Technology™ optics, along with powerful Gen5™ software. The highly flexible system suits a wide range of cell-based and biochemical assays.

BioTek Instruments, Inc., is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of innovative life science instrumentation. Their comprehensive product line includes cell imaging systems, microplate readers, washers, dispensers, automated incubators, stackers and pipetting systems. These products enable life science research by providing high performance, cost-effective analysis and quantification of biomolecules, biomolecular interactions and cellular structure and function across diverse applications.

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Agilent BioTek Gen5 software for Agilent BioTek multimode and single-mode microplate readers is an integrated tool for endpoint, kinetic, spectral scanning, and well area scanning. It controls all the functions of the plate reader and has powerful data analysis capabilities for a broad range of applications. Gen5 microplate reader software is also used to integrate BioTek plate readers to BioTek BioStack and other automated systems.

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Microplate Readers / DetectorsMicroplate readers are used to automate the detection and analysis of labeled or label-free components in microplates during assays or live-cell monitoring. Microplate readers are generally distinguished by their mode of detection. Types include absorbance, luminescence, fluorescence intensity, fluorescence polarization, TRF / FRET and multimode microplate readers. Microplate readers deliver a high throughput of samples by reading multiple wells simultaneously, with the 96-well format the most commonly used. As a result, microplate readers are often used in the drug discovery, bioassays, research and pharmaceutical industries for screening applications. Microplate loading can also be automated, with robotic microplate stackers to increase throughput. Find the best microplate readers in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.Temperature ControlTemperature controlled processes are experiments carried out using ovens, furnaces, incubators, hotplates, refrigeration and freezers.Cell ImagingCell imaging can be achieved using a number of techniques including confocal microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and light sheet microscopy.
Optimizing Conditions for Temperature Sensitive Assays