January 2009 Technology News

The latest equipment, instrument and system introductions to the laboratory market.

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Air Science USA - www.air-science.com
Purair 5 Ductless Fume Hoods
• Available in 24”, 36” or 48” widths
 • Exceed OSHA, ANSI and all relevant international standards
 • Unit can be positioned over a sink or benchtop apparatus
 • A face velocity of 100 fpm ensures containment of fumes and
 particulates for operator protection

Dynacon - www.dynacon.ca
Innova—Automated Microbiology
 Specimen Processor

• Automatically plants and streaks all microbiology specimens to
 standardize procedures and automate front-end culture setup
 • Automatically adapts to different-sized specimen containers without
 needing to switch parts or change accessories
 • Large container and plate capacity allow users to enjoy a walkaway
 time of up to one hour
 • Preloaded with a large library of traditional streak patterns
 • Frees staff resources so they can perform other tasks

Arizona Instrument - www.azic.com
Computrac® MAX® 4000 Moisture/
 Solids Analyzer

• Full-color screen displays separate graphs for rate of
 moisture evolution and total moisture evolution
 • Forced-air cooling system allows instrument to cool from test
 temperature to idle temperature 25% faster than previous models
 • Temperature Ramp Rate Control option allows user to control
 the rate at which the instrument heats from idle to test temperature

Fluid Imaging Technologies - www.fluidimaging.com
VisualSpreadsheet© V2.0 Particle Image Software
• Permits on-the-fly filtering during data acquisition
 for faster detection of particles of interest
 • Filters in real time while sample runs
 • Cuts clicks and adds shortcuts for faster access to data
 • Comes installed with the FlowCAM and can be
 retrofitted on the benchtop and portable models

ATS RheoSystems - www.atsrheosystems.com
Merlin Rotational Viscometer
• Capable of both steady shear and yield stress testing
 • Comes with built-in Peltier temperature control
 • Angular velocity range from 0.01 to 200 rad/s
 • Torque range from 0.005 to 20 mNm
 • Temperature range from 5° to 85°C

GE Healthcare - www.gelifesciences.com
DeCyder 2D 7.0 Differential Analysis Software
• Requires just two microliters of sample
 • Optimizes sample and storage conditions
 • Verifies quaternary structure of protein complexes
 • Assesses protein solubility and sample purity

Axiom Analytical - www.goaxiom.com
Multiplexed Diffuse Reflectance Near-IR
 Sampling System

• Combines up to 10 diffuse reflectance probes with one fiber-optic multiplexer
 • Monitors up to 10 separate sample locations with a single
 near-infrared spectrometer
 • Probe combines high sensitivity with excellent stray light rejection
 • Optimum sample offset is adjustable from approximately 40 to 60 mm

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Grant Instrumentswww.grantsci.com 
PSU-20 Platform Shaker
• Can be programmed to provide orbital, reciprocation
 and vibration mixing functions
 • Three functions can be set for continuous or timed operation
 in a single function mode or any combination of all three
 • Enables mixing optimization for a wide range of applications
 • A variety of interchangeable platforms accommodate
 different sized flasks, beakers, Petri dishes and other vessels

Beckman Coulter - www.beckmancoulter.com
SPRI-TE™ Nucleic Acid Extractor
• Prepares between one and 10 samples in about 30 minutes
 • Requires minimal user training
 • Prepackaged extraction kits prepare genomic DNA, viral or formalin-fixed,
 paraffin-embedded nucleic acid samples
 • SPRI® technology extracts nucleic acids without centrifugation or vacuum manifold

J.G. Finneran Associates - www.jgfinneran.com
Big Mouth Insert with Bottom Spring
• Has up to 250 μL capacity
 • Available as is or preassembled with polymer bottom springs
 • Spring acts as a shock absorber that protects against breakage if the needle bottoms out
 • Conical design of the insert permits complete sample removal
 • Available in either glass or plastic, with dimensions of 6 x 29 and 6 x 31, respectively

Cole-Parmer - www.coleparmer.com
Polystat® Circulating Baths
• Feature improved control and new tank configurations
 • Provide more efficient heat exchange, better uniformity and improved reservoir agitation
 • Offer digital, advanced digital and programmable controllers in 6-, 13- and 28-liter models
 • Feature small footprints and added pump pressure

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 J-KEM Scientific - www.jkem.com
The Voyager Workstation
• Provides optimized weighing and sorting of plastic and glass microvials in 96-position tube racks
 • Standard configurations hold 12- or 24-tube racks, plus two additional racks
 for cherry-picking operations
 • Includes a built-in 2-D bar code scanner and microanalytical balance
 with either 0.1 mg or 0.01 mg resolution
 • Bar code scanner can be configured to read bottom-encoded tubes

 Dickson - www.dicksondata.com
Start-Stop Data Loggers
• Available with both push-to-start and push-to-stop functions
 • Digital displays track temperature and humidity conditions between data downloads
 • Display current or min/max temperature and humidity readings
 • Offers USB-enabled triple-speed data downloading

 JM Science - www.jmscience.com
Potentiometric Titrator COM-1700
• Reliable high-speed communications with no response time lag and results appear in real-time
 • Compact design reduces bench space by 25%
 • Buret design allows automatic reagent exchange quickly and efficiently
 • New sample changer accommodates a wide selection of test tubes, beakers and conical flasks

Labnet International - www.labnetlink.com
Prism R Refrigerated Microcentrifuge
• Has smallest footprint in its class
 • One control knob and large LCD make programming and operation simple
 • Maximum speed is 13,500 rpm/17,133 x g
 • Refrigeration system can cool the centrifuge to 4ºC in less than 8 minutes
 • Supplied with a 24-place rotor for 1.5/2.0 ml tubes

Thermo Fisher Scientific - www.thermofisher.com 
PocketTip® D.A.R.T.s® Dispensing Tips
• Enable nanoliter volume dispensing on Thermo Scientific Matrix automated systems
 • Allow the transfer of 50-500 nL of concentrated sample compounds suspended
 in dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) directly to assay plates
 • Capillary pocket fills with the specified amount of compound solution and
 facilitates soft in-tip mixing of sample and assay material
 • Unique face seal of the tip minimizes tip-to-tip height variations for consistent dispensing

 Malvern Panalytical - www.malvernpanalytical.com
SyNIRgi Chemical Imaging System
• Used for advanced troubleshooting of dissolution failures in tablets and granules
 • Provides reliable measurement of the spatial distribution of pharmaceutical ingredients
 • Enables chemical composition and structural data to be obtained nondestructively
 • Removes any reliance on statistical correlation of results

 Torrey Pines Scientific - www.torreypinesscientific.com
EchoTherm™ HPLC Column Chiller/Heater
• Temperature range from 4.0°C to 100.0°C readable and settable to 0.1°C
 • PID temperature control software regulates temperatures to ±0.2°C, even at ambient
 • Repeats any program from 1 to 99 times automatically
 • Ideal for chiral and biomedical chromatography
Mettler

Toledo - www.mt.com
InPro7250 Inductive Conductivity Sensor
• Endures most hazardous conditions while screening for manufacturing seepage
 • Hermetically sealed calculation system and safeguard maintain stable conductivity
 for difficult-to-measure developments
 • Consists of two high-precision coils hermetically sealed in a robust and chemically
 resistant polymer matrix
 • Inert to strong mineral acids, inorganic bases, inorganic oxidizing agents and
 salt solutions

 VICI Metronics - www.vicimetronics.com
Dynacal® Permeation Tubes
• Capsules contain chemical compound in a two-phase equilibrium between the gas phase
 and the liquid or solid phase
 • Accurate, stable concentrations range from PPB to high PPM
 • Permeation tube rates can be certified using standards traceable to NIST
 • Permeation rate data is already established for hundreds of different compounds

Microfluidics www.microfluidicscorp.com 
M-110P Series of Benchtop Processors
• M-110P-20 delivers nanoemulsions, nanosuspensions,
 nanoencapsulations and nanodispersions at 20,000 psi or lower
 • M-110PS and M-110P-20S processors work with smaller
 minimum sample sizes of 25 ml
 • All include a glass reservoir for fast and accurate visual identification
 • All allow flow rates starting at 110 ml/minute (95 ml/minute for
 CE versions), depending on process pressure

Waters - www.waters.com
Oasis HLB Disk
• Handles larger and dirtier samples at higher rates of speed
 • Enhances retention of polar compounds
 • Works with compounds and extraction solvents for samples with a pH range of 1–14
 • Built on the Horizon Technology® Atlantic® Disk platform

PerkinElmer - www.perkinelmer.com/ftir
General Purpose Optical Bench Accessory
• For the Spectrum™ 100 and 400 spectrometers
 • For more advanced or specialized applications difficult to perform using the
 base instrument’s standard sample compartment
 • Leaves standard sample compartment open for normal operation while providing a
 second position for an permanently attached additional accessory
 • Can accommodate extra-large or specialized sampling systems such as
 cryostats, high-vacuum chambers, and specialized detectors

Wheaton Science Products - www.wheatonsci.com
CryoFile™ and CryoFile XL™ Storage Boxes
• Offer secure cryogenic storage for samples at 196°C
 • ID grid aids in identifying the contents of the box without having to check the vials
 • Numbered grid on the inside lid provides a space for written identification information
 • Partitions in the box are removable for storing contents other than cryogenic vials

Phenomenex - www.phenomenex.com
SFC Columns for Analytical and
 Preparative Applications

• Columns expand application of the SFC technology to analytical and
 preparative applications
 • Advantages over HPLC include improved resolution, faster separations
 and higher throughput
 • Reduces the use of toxic solvents, meeting demands for “greener” solutions
 • Columns represent Luna® HILIC (hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography);
 Synergi™ Polar-RP (ether-linked phenyl phase); and Lux™ chiral phases brands

Xenosep Technologies - www.xenosep.com
FunnelFit™ Pre-Formed Conical Filters
• Used for organic extract drying applications
 • Eliminate the need for solvents to “wet down” and keep quadrant folded
 or prepleated filters in the funnel
 • Eliminate inconsistent preparation steps that cause sample bypass,
 tip blow-out and contamination issues
 • Available in three quantitative ashless grades

Carl Zeiss - www.zeiss.com/micro
The Cell Observer SD
• Enables confocal observation and documentation of experiments with living cells over a
 long period of time and at high frame rates
 • All major incubation parameters are saved automatically with the image data
 • Software modules can be combined, from simple camera-controlled, multichannel imaging to a special high-speed mode

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