Colorimetric and turbidimetric analysis of endotoxins using the absorbance detection mode
Torn between a colorimetric or turbidimetric LAL assay? Whichever path you take, BMG LABTECH’s absorbance readers deliver dependable results every time.
El VANTAstar® es la última incorporación a familia. Este compacto lector multimodo de microplacas ha sido diseñado para ofrecer facilidad de uso y flexibilidad, y garantiza una configuración de detección sin esfuerzo para una generación de datos simplificada. Equipado con nuestro sistema patentado de monocromadores LVF™ duales, filtros, espectrómetro UV/vis y tecnología de rango dinámico ampliado, puede cubrir una amplia gama de aplicaciones en investigación básica y ciencias de la vida.

El VANTAstar es un lector de microplacas multimodo actualizable y compatible con todos los formatos de placas de hasta 384 pocillos. La tecnología Enhanced Dynamic Range (EDR), un rápido enfoque automático de placa completa y una reducción de la diafonía de luminiscencia hacen más fácil que nunca la detección de ensayos y que hacen innecesaria la optimización manual.
Con su unidad de control atmosférico para el control de gases, incubación de temperatura, múltiples opciones de agitación, escaneado de pocillos e inyectores de reactivos calefactados y con agitador, el VANTAstar es compatible con todos los ensayos basados en células vivas. El VANTAstar también está disponible con detección basada únicamente en filtros. Consulte aquí para obtener más detalles sobre el VANTAstar F.
El VANTAstar ahora viene con Voyager, la nueva interfaz de control de lectores de microplacas de BMG LABTECH. Diseñado para reducir la complejidad y maximizar la flexibilidad, Voyager hace que la adquisición de datos sea más intuitiva que nunca.
El VANTAstar es solo para uso en investigación.


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Fluorescence intensity (incl. FRET)
Fluorescence polarization
Luminescence (flash and glow) - incl. BRET
Time-resolved fluorescence
TR-FRET
UV/vis absorbance spectra
Top and bottom reading
Endpoint and kinetic
Sequential multi-excitation
Sequential multi-emission
Spectral scanning (fluorescence, luminescence, absorbance)
Ratiometric measurements
Well scanning
6- to 384-well plates, user-definable
LVis Plate with 16 low volume microspots (2 μL)
Robot compatible
High energy xenon flash lamp
Low-noise photomultiplier tube
CCD spectrometer
Dual Linear Variable Filter (LVF) Monochromators™
Linear Variable Dichroic Mirror
Separates ex & em LVF Monochromators
Optical filters:
Ex and em slides hold up to 5 filters each
LVF Monochromators + optical filters
Use one for ex and the other for em
UV/Vis absorbance spectrometer: Full spectra or 8 distinct wavelengths in < 1 sec/well
Filters
FI, LUM, TRF, FP, TR-FRET: 240 - 740 nm
LVF Monochromators™
FI, LUM: 320 - 740 nm
Linear Variable Dichroic
340 - 740 nm
Spectrometer
ABS: 220 - 1000 nm; wavelength precision: ≤ 0.5 nm
FI filters
(top)
< 0.5 pM (< 10 amol/well FITC, 384sv, 20 μL).
FI filters
(bottom)
< 2.5 pM (< 125 amol/well FITC, 384g, 50 μL).
FI monochromator
(top)
< 0.8 pM (< 16 amol/well FITC, 384sv, 20 μL).
FI monochromator
(bottom)
< 3.5 pM (< 175 amol/well FITC, 384g, 50 μL).
Dynamic Range: 8 decades in a single measurement.
FP
< 1.2 mP SD at 1 nM FITC (384sv, 20 μL).
HTRF®
(black and white microplates)
Reader Control Kit (Eu) after 18h (384sv, 20 μL).
Delta F > 700% (High Calibrator).
Delta F > 25% (Low Calibrator).
TRF
< 30 fM europium (< 2.4 amol/well, 384, 80 μL).
LUM
< 0.8 pM (< 15 amol/well ATP, 384sv, 20 μL).
Dynamic range: 8 decades in a single measurement.
ABS with spectrometer
Selectable spectral resolution: 1, 2, 5, and 10 nm.
OD range: 0 to 4 OD; photometric resolution: 0.001 OD.
Accuracy: < 1% at 2 OD.
Precision: < 0.5% at 1 OD and < 0.8% at 2 OD.
Linearity: ≤ 0.8% at 2.0 OD.
Flying mode (1 flash)
9 sec (96), 16 sec (384)
Linear, circular and double-circular with user-definable time and speed
+4 °C above ambient up to 45 °C or 60 °C
Minimum condensation concept: the upper heating plate of the incubation chamber operates at +0.5 °C than the lower plate, heated optic system
Multi-user reader control (SMART Control and Voyager) and data analysis software (MARS).
FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance available with SMART Control and MARS.
Integrated fluorophore library.
Width: 35 cm, depth: 52 cm, height: 36 cm; weight: 27 kg
Excitation and emission slides for up to 4 filters each for monochoromator units (VANTAstar), and for up to 5 filters each for filter-only units (VANTAstar F)
Top and bottom: free-air optical light path guided by motor-driven mirrors and dichroics
Automatic focal height adjustment (0.1 mm resolution)
Up to 2 reagent injectors
Individual injection volumes for each well: 3 to 500 μL (optionally up to 1 mL)
Variable injection speed up to 420 μL/s
Reagent back flushing
Heater and stirrer plate
Dimensions: width: 13 cm, depth: 31 cm, height: 26 cm; weight: 6 kg
Sample capacity: sixteen separate microdrop wells for 2 µL samples; one standard cuvette position for up to 1 mL samples
Quality Control Internal Standards (optional): four NIST traceable optical density filters (approximate values of 0.1, 0.3, 0.6 and 1.0 OD); one holmium oxide filter for wavelength accuracy
Dimensions: conforms to SBS standards for microplates
Microplate incubator and shaker
Actively regulates O2 and CO2 - 1-20%
Excitation and emission filters
Upgrades to include options such as additional detection modes, reagent injectors, extended temperature control, etc. are available
Please contact your local representative for more information
LOD = 3 x SD (20 blanks) / slope (6 pt std curve)
96 = 96-well microplates
384sv = 384-well small volume microplates
384g = 384-well glass bottom microplates
The VANTAstar is for research use only.
Intelligent microplate incubation
Low-volume measurements
Filters for a wide range of applications
Functional Microplate Reader Validation
Enhanced cell-based assays