High performance laser-based IR chemical imaging microscope
The Spero-QT 340 microscope is the second-generation platform in this new class of instruments and represents yet another breakthrough in IR spectroscopy, with high-performance, label-free chemical imaging. The Spero-QT 340 system has the wide-field, high-resolution attributes of its predecessor but with the capability to produce twice the data in one-tenth of the time, while achieving unprecedented signal-to-noise ratios. The Spero-QT 340 stage can image up to 3 microscope slides, and its larger sample compartment makes the Spero-QT 340 more compatible with microfluidic devices and accessories.
Features & Benefits
- Real-time, high-throughput spectral imaging enabled by ultra-high brightness QCL technology
- No stains or molecular tags required
- Label-free IR spectroscopy displays pure chemistry of sample
- No cryogenic cooling needed
- Quick setup means more time for analysis
Applications
- Biomedical imaging of tissues, cells, and fluids
- Cancer research
- Pharmaceutical testing of tablets, powders, and liquids
- Drug discovery: API and excipient optimisation and down-selection
- Protein secondary structure and aggregation testing
- Real-time reaction monitoring
- Materials testing and analysis
- Forensics
- Chemical detection and identification