Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: Enamine
Great when it is new
Application Area: Cell toxicity
"As everything, Spectramax is "flexible and reliable" when it is new, but makes errors after it is "refurbished"."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2011
Organization: Zydus Cadila
good software support
Application Area:cell based assays and ELISA
"The product is working fine with good software support. As the after sales are based in India it helps with any technical query."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: New York Genome Center
Application Area:Measure concentration of DNA & RNA samples
"The Spectramax always produces consistent and reliable results."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Humboldt State University
Application Area:Multi-function Plate Reader
"This multi-function plate reader is in our core lab facility. It is used by students in both classes and research. The flexibility of application is really a benefit for our University."
Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2013
Organization: SR-UAB
Application Area:Analyze: Kinetics, Endpoint Assay, Fluorescence, Absorbance, and Luminescence
"SpectraMax® M5 Multi-Mode Microplate Reader is very good and reliable system for any kind of assay (Kinetics, Endpoint Assay in Fluorescence, Absorbance, and Luminescence). This system doesn't need to change the filter for fluorescence just select excitation and emission wavelength and read the plate. I am using this plate reader very frequently and recommend to anyone looking for good plate reader. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2009
Organization: MUSC
"The M5 has been a versatile instrument and is being used for ELISA assays, fluorescence measurements and other types of studies. The data is stable and the instrument is generally reliable. The only problem is the that cost of the service contracts is very high. "
Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2012
Organization: Research
Application Area:hTRF assay,ELISA,
"This multi-mode plate reader is very easy to use and the software installed in this instrument can be used with any type of curve fitting applications. Our lab uses this product for cell based functional assays, ligand binding assays, immunoassays, etc. They can be used for many detection systems - absorbance, fluorescence, etc."
Status:
Expert ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: university of cambridge
Application Area:Proteomics
"This is a brilliant product. Easy to use and the software is also very user friendly. A lot of information can be obtained at the same time and offers diverse applications. It is fast and very accurate."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2013
Organization: Auburn University
Application Area:Biochemical assay
"We have been using this for 3 years. It is easy to use and flexible. But it does have a well-to-well variation on 384 well plate when fluorescence intensity is measured. It also has a precision problem when 384 well plate was used. The signal goes down as the number of measurements are increased. The measurement with 96 well plates is OK."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2013
Organization: Ra Pharmaceuticals
Application Area:Drug Discovery
"Software is very easy to use although it does occasionally malfunction and needs to be shut down and restarted. The %CV across the plate is minimal and machine works quickly so that's always a plus. With many features, it is used quite a lot in our lab and we are purchasing another one this year."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2012
Organization: Epizyme, Inc
Application Area:Luminescence assays
"Great software with easy analysis tools. It's easy to move and set-up. However, the technical service is slow and not very efficient."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2006
Organization: Nanjing Agricultural University
Application Area:life science
"I like this machine as it can read samples with very large absorbance (more than 3), some other machines can only read less than 3."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2010
Organization: Panjab University
Application Area:enzyme activities analyses
"The Spectra Max is a user friendly, sensitive and multi-application plate reader. It saves time, it’s fast and also allows multiple estimations at one site. I recommend it strongly for estimations of enzyme activities of various enzymes like Cox 2 by using kits."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2008
Organization: Selcia
"This system is easy to use and the data is transferable. There is a flexible assay format, and it is great to have multiple reading modes in such a small footprint."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2011
Organization: Enamine Ltd
"An excellent, versatile monochromater-based plate reader. Can cover most cell-based and biochemical assays. Robust and reliable, easy to use with the SoftMax software from Molecular Devices."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2011
Organization: University of California San Diego
"It is the best multifunctional reader with open-ended applications and extremely powerful SoftmaxPro statistical software. Patented Pathcheck and water constants are added features leading to most reliable and reproducible results. Easy to input any manufacturer's plate configurations for repeatability. I highly recommend this and other plate readers from Molecular devices for any start-up laboratory."
The SpectraMax® M5 Multi-Mode Microplate Reader delivers single mode reader performance in one multimode reader package. The dual monochromator optics allow the widest range of applications to be utilized for bioresearch and drug discovery applications, all without the need to change filters.
The SpectraMax M5 Microplate Reader is the standard for UV/visible multi-mode reader absorbance, providing ultrafast, full spectral range detection for cuvettes, 96-, and 384-well microplates.
The SpectraMax M5 Microplate Reader possesses the five modes preferred by the majority of our users providing the benefit of multiple detection modes in one platform:
SpectraMax® M5 MultiMode Microplate Reader Features: