Chemiluminescence - Chemi-Smart 5000 - Used Laboratory Equipment and New Lab Instrument Supplies, UK

Chemiluminescence - Chemi-Smart 5000

Chemi-Smart 5000 is an image acquisition system dedicated to the capture of chemiluminescence gel images. Using the most advanced cooled CCD technology in combination with a state of the art optical lens, the Chemi-Smart 5000 offers a very high sensitivity and an extended dynamic range.

Chemi-Smart 5000 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 5000 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

• High sensitivity for low limits of detection
• Latest generation of cooled CCD sensor
• Ingenius multi-positions tray system to keep your sample
  & as close as possible to the camera sensor
• Outstanding quantum efficiency for chemiluminescence
  & applications
• Unrivalled sensisitivity at full resolution, making the binning
  & mode unnecessary
• Brightest fixed lens (f:0.95) for very high light
  & transmission efficiency
• Convenient darkroom especially developped for
  & chemiluminescence
• Double cooling barrier for enhanced signal to noise ratio
• Automatic image capture mode

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
Extra Peltier system inside the darkroom

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