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FLUOstar / POLARstar / LUMIstar OPTIMA Operating Manual 

2007-11-19 0413B0001I 

5/23 

 

1   Technical Specifications 

Measurement principles:

 FLUOstar 

OPTIMA: 

 

 

 

 

-  Fluorescence intensity  

  

 

 

Time-resolved 

fluorescence 

  

 

 

Luminescence 

(opt.) 

  

 

 

Absorbance 

(opt.) 

 

 

 

 

-  Upgradeable to POLARstar OPTIMA 

 POLARstar 

OPTIMA: 

  

 

 

Fluorescence 

polarization 

 

 

 

 

 

-  Simultaneous dual emission fluorescence  

 

 

 

 

-  Fluorescence intensity  

  

 

 

Time-resolved 

fluorescence 

  

 

 

Luminescence 

(opt.) 

 

 

 

 

-  Simultaneous dual emission luminescence (opt.) 

  

 

 

Absorbance 

(opt.) 

 LUMIstar 

OPTIMA: 

  

 

 

Luminescence 

 

 

 

 

-  Simultaneous dual emission luminescence (opt.) 

 

 

 

 

-  Upgradeable to FLUOstar / POLAstar OPTIMA 

 

Light source:

 

FLUOstar OPTIMA & POLARstar OPTIMA: - High-energy xenon flash-lamp  

 

Detector:

 

Side window, current type photomultiplier tube 

 

Filters:

 

FLUOstar OPTIMA & POLARstar OPTIMA: - 2 filter wheels: with 8 excitation 

and 8 emission filter positions 

 

LUMIstar OPTIMA: - Emission filter wheel with 8 filter positions 

 

Gain control:

 Software 

selectable 

gain 

 

Automatic gain adjustment 

 

Plate Carrier:

 

Auto lock microplate carrier. 

 

All microplate formats up to 1536-well in all detection modes.  
Microplates should fulfil the SBS specification and non-SBS formats should fit: 
(lxwxh) (mm) max: 128x86x20; min: length 124. 

 

Reagent injectors:

 

Up to two built-in reagent injectors 

 

Individual injection volumes for each well 

 

Injection volumes definable down to 3

µ

 

Up to 4 independent injection actions per well 

 

Variable injection speed (100 

µ

l/s to 420 

µ

l/s) 

 

Shaking:

 

Linear, orbital and figure eight shaking 

 

Programmable shake time and diameter 

 

Incubation:

 

Incubation range from a8°C to 45°C, in 0.1°C steps 

 

Extended incubation up to 60°C (optional) 

 

Temperature monitoring (without incubation) 

 Temperature 

stability 

0.2°C 

Shortest reading time:

 

Fluorescence intensity:  - 15 s for 96-wells  

 

 

 

- 30 s for 384-wells 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- 57 s for 1536-wells 

 
 

Luminescence: 

- 20 s for 96-wells 

 

 

 

- 55 s for 384-wells  

 

Fluorescence intensity:

 

Limit of detection 0.9 fmol / well fluorescein 

 

Spectral range (ex. and em.): 240 ... 740 nm 

 

Dynamic range 8 decades 

Содержание FLUOstar OPTIMA

Страница 1: ...Operating Manual Revision I...

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Страница 3: ...ure in the above mentioned modes and additionally in fluorescence polarization mode and simultaneous dual emission The LUMIstar OPTIMA is a luminescence microplate reader that can be upgraded to inclu...

Страница 4: ...12 4 2 2 FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY OPTICS 13 4 2 3 ABSORBANCE OPTICS 13 4 2 4 LUMINESCENCE OPTICS 14 4 2 5 FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION OPTICS 14 4 2 6 DUAL EMISSION OPTICS 15 4 2 7 HIGH DENSITY OPTICS 15 4...

Страница 5: ...filter positions Gain control Software selectable gain Automatic gain adjustment Plate Carrier Auto lock microplate carrier All microplate formats up to 1536 well in all detection modes Microplates sh...

Страница 6: ...10 OD for 0 2 OD range 0 030 OD for 2 3 OD range Computer interface RS232 38400 baud binary communication protocol Power requirements 100 115 230 V 50 60 Hz Consumption max 205 VA Fuses T2 5A 250V for...

Страница 7: ...ng and positioning the reader make sure to unlock the transport pin section 2 1 Transport Pin before any power connection section 2 2 Power and Communication Connections 2 1 Transport Pin When the ins...

Страница 8: ...ment s power cable and turning the power switch on make sure the transport pin is unlocked section 2 1 Power Connection First check that the power switch on the back of the instrument is in the Off po...

Страница 9: ...A flashing green light means the instrument is busy e g performing a measurement plate in out priming etc A faster flashing 5 flashes per second means an error has occurred Back View On Off Power cabl...

Страница 10: ...8 FLUOstar OPTIMA POLARstar OPTIMA top view of reagent box with combi optic and 2 reagent injectors Top View Reagent Box LUMIstar OPTIMA Transport pin Figure 9 LUMIstar OPTIMA top view of reagent box...

Страница 11: ...ion and Changing of Optics The readers are equipped with quick fix mountings for easy exchange of optics and easy to position spacers for more about spacers see 4 5 No tools are required for changing...

Страница 12: ...ging of Optics For fluorescence measurements excitation enters through the yellow marked light guide and emission is measured through the blue marked light guide For absorbance measurements The grey r...

Страница 13: ...tics Regarding reagent injection be careful when you position the needles in the measurement head see figure 15 to avoid damage to the reagent needles as well as to the optic The optional reagent inje...

Страница 14: ...Luminescence optics Regarding reagent injection be careful when you position the needles in the measurement head see figure 18 to avoid damage to the reagent needles as well as to the optic The option...

Страница 15: ...ptics look like the polarization optics but are not capable of polarization The optic has to be installed in the same way as the polarization optic figure 20 4 2 7 High Density Optics The high density...

Страница 16: ...Well Injection Head A special injection head is required in order to inject into 384 well plates The injection head is installed similarly to an optic see section 4 2 Installation and Changing of Opti...

Страница 17: ...installation of the software the filter must be typed in the filter table figure 25 In the Control software the filter table can be reached by choosing Setup Filter see the software manual for additio...

Страница 18: ...eful not to touch any filters and turn the nut counter clockwise The filter wheel can be pulled straight out of the housing The filter positions are numbered 1 to 8 When installing new filters note th...

Страница 19: ...Fluorescence Polarization Filters The excitation filters can go in any available position in the excitation wheel The emission wheel has two filters of the same wavelength for each channel They shoul...

Страница 20: ...ier see figure 31 spacers needs to be installed under the measurement head see figure 32 There should be enough spacers so that the height of the left side of the plate carrier is slightly higher than...

Страница 21: ...nge barrel Take off the syringe barrel and rinse it with distilled water It may be useful to use the wire syringe cleaners can be found in the service box to scrape particles off the walls In order to...

Страница 22: ...disinfecting the instrument use the following solutions Alcohol 70 Authorized personnel wearing disposable gloves and protective clothing should only perform the disinfection procedure The location sh...

Страница 23: ...disinfected according to the instructions of the operating manual of instrument Name ________________________________________________ Company ________________________________________________ ________...

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