Imaging Plus Multi-Mode Configurations

 

The Peltier Cooling Module for Agilent’s Cytation™ 5 and Cytation 1 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Readers helps maintain temperature stability inside the reading chamber, regardless of changes in ambient (room) temperature and heat produced by electro-mechanical operations within the reader. The compact Peltier Cooling Module attaches easily to Cytation’s rear case. (See image) Benefits of the Peltier Cooling Module for Cytation: • Helps maintain the instrument’s internal ambient temperature stability, with less than 1 °C rise over external ambient, enabling more consistent results • Quickly reduces internal temperature following incubated assays up to 3x faster, to allow both incubated and ambient assays to be run more efficiently in multi-user environments. Peltier Cooling Module is available for: • Cytation Multi-Mode Reader • Cytation 5 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader • Cytation 1 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader

Combined digital microscopy and multi-mode detection Cytation 5’s patented design incorporating automated digital microscopy with filter- and/or monochromator-based multi-mode detection is configurable – add modules as your research requirement change over time. Along with Gen5 software, Cytation captures both phenotypic and quantitative data within a single experiment. Patented Hybrid optics: sensitivity of filters, flexibility of monochromator Cytation 5’s hybrid optical design offers filter-based fluorescence optics for high transmission and high sensitivity, while the available monochromator optics offers convenience and assay flexibility. Multiple fluorescence measurement modes include fluorescence intensity, time-resolved fluorescence and fluorescence polarization Variable bandwidth monochromators optimize fluorophore detection The bandwidths of the monochromators in Cytation 5’s fluorescence detection module are selectable from 9 nm to 50 nm, in 1 nm increments. Variable bandwidths allow you to optimize detection conditions for fluorophores that have unique excitation or emission parameters, for example, a narrow Stokes shift, to provide better performance than conventional monochromators. 100 mW Alpha Laser: Speed and performance-based excitation for Alpha assays Laser-based excitation offers the power required to get great sensitivity and fast reading speeds, which are critical for Alpha assays. CO2/O2 control, incubation and shaking for live cell assays Cytation 5 is well suited for live cell assays, with temperature control to 65 °C, plus linear and orbital shaking. A gas controller module is available to help regulate CO2 and O2 levels in the system for longer-term live cell requirements. A dual reagent injector provides quick inject/image capability for observing fast reactions Label-free cell counting for cell proliferation studies It’s fast and simple to count live cells using the available high contrast brightfield option. Higher contrast allows a direct and label-free method for object identification using Gen5 software to count cells and characterize cell proliferation in kinetic studies.