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The OPTI-GUARD® 3 mm Columns maintains the tool-free connectivity of the OPTI-GUARD 1 mm, but incorporates a cartridge based format to allow for a larger bed with more capacity. The two-part holder is designed for use with any analytical column to provide vital protection from dirty samples and strongly retained contaminants. An auto-adjusting stem conforms to any tube stop depth for a perfect zero-dead-volume connections.Key…

The OPTI-PAK Trap Columns unique hardware design integrates a PEEK holder with an auto-adjusting stem which provides a fluid interface with any 10-32 standard injector port, and guarantees a zero-dead-volume connection despite variances in tube stop depth. A proprietary method of frit placement allows the packed stem to be positioned directly into the flow path, which eliminates all excess swept volume. Less swept volume trans…

OPTI-SEAL® Piston/Plunger Seals are the longest lasting seals on the market. Machined from either of two proprietary polymer blends, UHMW-PE or ITB, Optimize Seals provide the ultimate in high pressure sealing capacity. For mostly aqueous buffered mobile phases, OPTI-SEAL® UHMW-polyethylene is the wisest choice. Specially designed to be more resistant to abrasion and wear than standard polyethylene seals, they can last up to s…

Optimize realizes that your time is valuable and should not be wasted worrying about fittings. For this reason, all Opti-Lock Fittings are precision machined in the USA for optimal quality and thread consistency. The machining process is the best way to ensure tight manufacturing tolerances and minimal product variance. What does all this mean? It means that every fitting you purchase from Optimize will perform just as well as…

Optimize Back Pressure Regulators utilize an active mechanism to maintain steady back pressure across a range of mobile phase viscosities and flow rates. Placing one downstream from your detector will prevent solvent decompression and bubble formation in the flow cell, reducing baseline noise and drift. Each pre-set Optimize stainless steel Back Pressure Regulator offers a 100µL internal volume and includes fittings for immedi…

Optimize Replacement Pistons/Plungers are, by design, a consumable part of the HPLC pump and should be replaced on a regular preventative maintenance schedule. To maintain peak performance and avoid unplanned downtime, sapphire pistons require inspection every six months with yearly or as-needed replacement. Optimize sapphire pistons offer optimal concentricity and resistance to wear. Each sapphire rod is specifically cut in r…

Optimize Technologies, precision machine their components to the most exacting standards in the industry. Everything in the manufacturing process is controlled to ensure the continuing quality that has long been associated with the Optimize name. From the individual matching of check valve ball and seat sets to the proprietary blend of materials in our seals - experience the Optimize advantage.Most instrument manufacturers wil…

The OPTI-LYNX™ Quick Connect Filters allow you to connect any 10-32 valve/port for trapping or analytical column for pre-column filtration. With OPTI-LYNX™, accessing and changing the insert takes only a quarter turn. Replace traps, filters or change configurations in seconds, without tools. OPTI-LYNX™ traps and filters (ordered separately) come in several bed volume/ diameter/ porosity combinations, allowing you to find your…

The OPTI-LYNX™ Quick Connect Trap Columns allow you to quick-connect to any 10-32 valve/port for trapping or analytical column for pre-column filtration. With OPTI-LYNX™, accessing and changing the insert takes only a quarter turn. Replace traps, filters or change configurations in seconds, without tools. OPTI-LYNX™ traps and filters (ordered separately) come in several bed volume/ diameter/ porosity combinations, allowing you…

The OPTI-LYNX™ QuickConnect Guard Column is a high-performance, cartridge-based guard system, suitable for use with any 10-32 analytical column due to its auto-adjusting ZDV port adapter. OPTI-LYNX™ combines effective column protection with the convenience of quick-connect operation. Some cartridge-based guard column products offer convenience with a price: higher internal volumes. Optimize Technologies, refuse to compromise p…

PolarCam micropolarizer cameras simultaneously capture multiple polarized images of each video frame, enabling a range of image enhancement techniques. Small, fast and field-proven, these unique cameras suppress or boost data content without image blur, for applications in image enhancement, medical imaging, surface mapping and more. High-resolution PolarCam cameras are available with 1, 2 and 4 mega-pixel sensors, with 7.4 or…

Exciton specialize in the development and manufacture of the highest quality fluorescent and absorber dyes and dye stabilisers for applications ranging from fluorescent tags, OLEDs, neon cut filters, colour gamut filters, optical recording media and telecommunications materials. Their laser dyes provide optimum lasing for a given mode of excitation with the highest photochemical stability. Exciton are leaders in the developmen…

Meadowlark Optics’ Liquid Crystal Tuneable Optical Filters facilitate spectral analysis of not only a collimated beam, but of an entire object. With no moving parts, a resolution down to 0.001nm and a tuning rate of less than 100ms, these robust filters are calibration free and can replace literally 1000s of filters for applications including fluorescence and absorption microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and solar astronomy. At 38…

Meadowlark Optics manufactures a range of world leading Spatial Light Modulators (SLMs) providing precision beam control. The 2-dimensional Hex series are designed for adaptive optics applications as real-time programmable phase mask for wave front correction, such as a variable iris with no moving parts. With its high optical power handling characteristics, the Linear SLM can be used to alter the temporal profile of femto sec…

The Photomultiplier is a turnkey detector with a low noise, high sensitivity system that exceeds the performance of silicon photodiode systems over the wavelength range 185 to 800nm. It has a superior combination of a large, 8mm diameter, aperture and fast response of 10 microseconds. The convenient controller provides 11 gain seconds over an amplification range of 102 to 106 and includes a detector overvoltage protection circ…

Modu-Laser's Aries Series Argon Laser Systems provide a drop in solution for many applications currently using Spectra-Physics ™ 163 laser systems and JDSU ™ 2211 laser systems. In addition, the Aries series argon laser system is ideal for many applications which require a vertical laser head cooling configuration.

The FIND-R-SCOPE® 84499A is a self-contained, hand-held infrared viewer operating in the near-infrared region of the spectrum. A high-resolution image converter tube, and high voltage power supply combine with proprietary Infragon objective lens and other precision optics to permit a clear view of objects or images which can not otherwise be seen by the naked eye. The FIND-R-SCOPE® has a wide variety of applications in many di…

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A Revolutionary System Aimed at Performance and Ease of Use The HS-20 Series is the optimal solution for volatile component analysis. Also, its superior performance and user-friendly design support all types of analyses, from research to quality control. Excellent performance • High reproducibility • Low carryover • High-temperature compatibility User-Friendly Design • User-friendly sample tray • Easy maintenanceExcellent Expa…

The Pippin Link Group Control is the best way to reproducibly provide the highest quality size-selected DNA in high-throughput. It provides hardware and software for running up to eight Pippin Instruments from a laptop PC. Three linked-Pippins can produce up to 96 size selections in one day.

The Aqualog is a fluorescence instrument for rapidly measuring and identifying CDOM in water. The measurement is based on fluorescence excitation-emission matrices (EEMS) corrected for all instrumental factors. These corrections require an absorbance measurement to also be performed on the water sample. Key features:• The only instrument to measure both fluorescence and absorbance spectra in a single instrument for water quali…

Gerhardt has created a complete line of Soxtherm models, creating the ideal opportunity to have a state of the art lab for Extraction systems. One of the most impressive units in the line is the Soxtherm 416, capable of six extraction places capable of holding both small and large beakers. The unit is capable of nearly all analytical areas in fat determination and sample preparation specifically: milk, cereal, meat, oil, fruit…

Total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM) has firmly established itself over the last few years as a key technique in the investigation of molecular interactions at or near the cell surface.Olympus is experienced in providing advanced TIRFM solutions and cell^tirf takes this technology to the next level with a series of peerless features such as highly advanced optics, unique independent laser control and excep…

The new PHOTONIS Ion Mobility Spectrometer (IMS) Analyzer is a complete integrated assembly for simplified IMS analysis that features high resolving power (64-150) in a compact design. The unit combines PHOTONIS’ patented Resistive Glass products with a new robust ion gate technology to create an IMS analyzer which improves resolution and simplifies serviceability. Key components of the IMS Analyzer are made from Resistive Gla…

Hach’s next generation LDO® (Luminescent Dissolved Oxygen) Probe requires no calibration for the entire 2 year life of the sensor cap, which means it is ready to start measuring your DO (Dissolved Oxygen) right out of the box. With an added cutting-edge 3D calibration procedure that is conducted prior to shipping, the probe will not drift and is more accurate than ever before. By utilizing Hach’s breakthrough luminescent techn…