Azure cSeries Gel Imaging Systems

The Azure Biosystems cSeries offers 6 unique gel imaging systems.

Available Systems:

• c600 - Ultimate Western Blot Imaging System.

Your Western blot method shouldn’t be limited by your imaging system. Fluorescent detection offers excellent quantitation and mutiplex capability. Chemiluminescent detection delivers ultimate sensitivity for low abundance proteins. The c600 offers both. Azure Biosystems doesn't restrict your choice of reagents, either. There are no proprietary stains or dyes. All you get is the freedom to capture data any way you want.

• c500 - Infrared Western Blot Imaging System.

The c500 combines fluorescent detection for multiplex capability with chemiluminescent detection for the sensitivity of film without the darkroom. IR detection reduces background noise for sensitive detection of low abundance proteins. Place your sample in the system and capture an image with a click of a button. Never make multiple exposures on film to get the best image again. Want to detect 3 proteins at once? The Azure c500 can be upgraded in the field by adding 3-channel visible fluorescent detection for Cy2/Cy3/Cy5 multi-protein capability.

• c400 - Visible Fluorescent Western Blot Imaging System.

The Azure c400 imaging system offers three-channel RGB excitation for Cy5/Cy3/CY2 fluorescent Western blot applications. Image single protein assays quickly on the same system with sensitive chemiluminescent detection. Forget the hassles of film and darkroom chemicals – just place your sample in the system and capture an image with the click of a button.

• c300 - Chemiluminescent Western Blot Imaging System.

Digital chemiluminescent detection offers sensitivity equal to film, without all the hassles. Place your sample in the system and capture your Western blot image with the click of a button.

• c200 - Gel Imaging Workstation.

Use your choice of dyes or stains and the system automatically selects the light source and filters for you. UV for Ethidium bromide-stained DNA gels, blue light for SYBR®Safe or similar dyes, white light for Silver stain or Coumassie Blue.

• c150 - Gel documentation system.

A basic gel documentation system for cost-conscious laboratories. Use your choice of dyes or stains and the system automatically selects the light source and filters for you. UV for Ethidium bromide-stained DNA gels, blue light for SYBR® Safe or similar dyes, white light for Silver stain or Coumassie Blue.

cSeries Features:

• 8.3 Megapixel camera - Publication quality images are at your fingertips. High resolution over the entire field of view lets you clearly resolve closely spaced bands.
• Greater bit depth - 16 bit vs. 12 bit collects more signal before reaching saturation. This increases the dynamic range and, as a result, allows greater quantitative accuracy (red).
• Deep Peltier Cooling - Lower camera temperature (-50 degrees C from ambient) reduces electronic noise. With less background noise, you can take advantage of longer exposure to detect low abundance proteins.
• Intellicapture Technology - Capture more blot images in the same amount of time. A faster, wide aperture, f 0.95 lens allows shorter exposures. cSeries imagers are automatically focused dependent on sample position. Regardless of the size of your gel, all images are in focus with no adjustment required. Users can start gathering data quickly.
• Binning - Need more sensitivity? You can trade unneeded resolution for speed and sensitivity. Binning combines multiple pixels into larger superpixels, so images can be acquired faster, or low abundance proteins detected more quickly when resolution isn’t a concern.
• Automatic Imaging - Select the application, and the system chooses the light sources and filters for you. The motorized, automated filter wheel has 7 filter positions (c200-600) to match fluorophore and dye emissions. Don’t worry about positioning. Images and analysis aren’t dependent on where you place the gel or blot.
• UV Transilluminator - Dual wavelength (302nm/365nm) transilluminator enables imaging of a wide range of DNA and protein gel dyes. The 15X20 cm transilluminator allows imaging of large gels.
• Integrated tablet - The compact design saves valuable bench space. Image capture is controlled from the tablet, compatible with existing networks. 2GB for short term data storage.
• 2-Position Shelf - The auto-detect shelf raises chemiluminescent samples close to camera to increase resolution. Focusing is handled automatically by the image capture software.
• Integrated Blue LEDs - No need to purchase a separate blue light transilluminator. Image nucleic acids with "Safe" Dyes in the same system as your blots.