Chemiluminescence - Chemi-Smart 2000 - Used Laboratory Equipment and New Lab Instrument Supplies, UK

Chemiluminescence - Chemi-Smart 2000

The Chemi-Smart 2000 is an image acquisition system for the capture of chemiluminescence and fluorescence gel images. Using the most advanced cooled CCD technology in combination with a motorized zoom, the Chemi-Smart 2000 has been designed to offer a cost efficient solution.

Chemi-Smart 2000 is especially designed to be very simple to use. It is so intuitive that everyone in the laboratory can use it without having extensive training. Just load the chemi-sample into the darkroom, adjust the optics and launch the image acquisition, according to your protocol.
Data produced by the Chemi-Smart 2000 are directly compatible with the broad range of image analysis software developed by Vilber Lourmat. This includes Bio-1D for 1D gel quantification and Bio-Gene. These software packages provide accurate quantification and clear analysis reports with just few clicks.

Key features

• One instrument for chemiluminescence, fluorescence
  and chemifluorescence
• High sensitivity and precision
• Motorized zoom lens, fully computer controlled
• Outstanding quantum efficiency for chemiluminescence
  applications
• Latest generation of cooled CCD sensor
• Filter slide
• Convenient darkroom especially developped for
  chemiluminescence
• Automatic image capture mode
• Convenient darkroom especially developped for
  & chemiluminescence

Camera and optics

Ultra high sensitivity for DNA and protein
Quantum efficiency: 70% at 450nm (ideal for ECL, ECL Plus, CDP Star, Super Signal and CSPD)

Monochrome scientific grade camera
Chip quality: Grade 0 (0 defect)

1280 H x 1024 V pixels - Pixel size 6.7m x 6.7m
640 H x 512 V with binning 2 x 2 - Pixel size 13.4m x 13.4m

True 12-bit, 4 096 gray levels
Image integrity: no software modification of the pixel depth.

Forced air 3-stages Peltier system for optimum cooling of the camera / -45C compared to room temperature

Progressive scan
FireWire IEEE 1394 interface

Scientific grade zoom and filter

Software
Chemi-Capt software for image acquisition, image enhancement and analysis (molecular weight, optical density, colony counting).

Image acquisition

• Real time mode / exposure time
• Exclusive Optimage system for
  optimum imaging control
• GLP compliance
• Positive / negative image acquisition
• Grid display for easy horizontal and
  vertical gel positioning
• Pixel by pixel saturation warning
• User's personal configuration file

Analysis

• Molecular weight
• Volume calculation
• Distance calculation (RF)
• Colony counting

Image enhancement

• Editing of comments and symbols
• Date, time or image name stamping
• Brightness and contrast adjustment
• Multi colored overlay
• Image inversion
• Image rotation