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Bio-Rad’s Electrophoresis Buffers and Reagents are available as individual reagents or premixed buffers. Products include loading buffers for protein or nucleic acid samples, detergents, ampholytes, and gel-casting buffers. Bio-Rad’s Diverse Range of Electrophoresis Buffers and Reagents Include • Polyacrylamide Gel Reagents Acrylamide powders, premixed acrylamide/bis powders, and premixed acrylamide/bis solutions are offered f…

Bio-Rad offers four colorimetric protein assay kits for the measurement of protein levels using modifications of the Bradford and Lowry assay method. Disposable standard and semimicro plastic cuvettes ideal for these protein assays are also available.

Thermo Fluoroskan Ascent FL - Ideal for life science research applications. The Fluoroskan Ascent FL is equipped with both fluorometric and luminometric measurement technologies, providing a full coverage for fluorometric, glow and flash luminometric applications even in the same run. Application areas of Fluoroskan Ascent FL ATP detectionFRET assays Cell adhesion Reporter gene assays, Calcium flux assays, Immunoassays DNA qua…

Practical imaging for cell-based assay screening

Highly Sensitive Chemiluminescence Systems

Harnessing innovative positive displacement pipetting to simplify protein crystal optimization 

F(ab')2 fragments of antibodies are generated by pepsin digestion of whole IgG antibodies to remove most of the Fc region while leaving intact some of the hinge region. Used for specific applications, such as to avoid binding of antibodies to live cells with Fc receptors or to Protein A or Protein G. 

Fab fragment antibodies are generated by papain digestion of whole IgG antibodies to remove the entire Fc portion, including the hinge region. Block endogenous immunoglobulins on cells, tissues , or other surfaces. Block exposed immunoglobulins in multiple labeling experiments using primary antibodies from the same species. Fab-label primary antibodies in solution without compromising activity.

Unrivaled performance with 2 minutes to quantitate 96 samples or 15 minutes to run 384 binding kinetics.

Superior quantitation and kinetics performance with increased assay flexibility and cost efficiency.

A computer-controlled amplifier for current-clamp and voltage-clamp applications  

The SpectraMax® 190 UV-Vis Microplate Spectrophotometer from Molecular Devices is ideal for life science applications, especially DNA analysis. The multi-channel design truly mimics a dual-beam spectrophotometer. Each sample has a discrete sample beam and reference beam so that each well is measured directly, eliminating error due to variations in light output between the optic fibers. The system consists of eight sample beams…

Rapid UV-Vis absorbance reads for a variety of sample formats

SpectraMax M Series - With six different models to choose from, it's easy to find the one you want for your lab

Rapid quantitation of biopharmaceutical products or contaminates from bioreactor/fermenters, downstream processing or final product quality control

Accelerate your cloning operations with high-precision monoclonality assurance and high resolution single-cell imaging capability.

Unlocking the potential of genomics with miniaturized, automated liquid handling 

For determination of antibody concentration  

The SpectraMax® line of user-friendly microplate readers provide great flexibility for labs conducting applications ranging from ELISAs to nucleic acid and protein quantitation, and include absorbance, fluorescence, luminescence and more

Reliable walk-away media dispensing system

Each VECTASTAIN® ABC kit utilizes the same preformed Avidin: Biotinylated enzyme Complex (ABC) principle and all offer low backgrounds and an amplification of signal compared to conven-tional covalent conjugates. The high sensitivity reported for this technique likely resides in either the form or the number of active enzyme molecules associated with the complex and the rapid, irreversible interaction of the complex with bio…

The SureCycler 8800 Thermal Cycler provides users with a complete package of market leading features and functionality. This PCR machine can run even the most complex thermal cycling techniques including time and temperature increments, touchdown PCR, and temperature gradients.

The Cary 60 UV-Vis spectrophotometer has a wavelength range of 190–1100 nm that can be scanned in under three seconds. The system can be fitted with long pathlength cuvettes and solid sample transmission or reflectance accessories, and is ideal for remote UV-Vis absorbance analysis, when fitted with fiber optic probes.

ICP-MS MassHunter 4.3 Workstation software controls all aspects of the setup and operation of your Agilent ICP-MS and ICP-QQQ instruments and accessories. Compatible with the 7800 and 7900 quadrupole ICP-MS, and 8800/8900 Triple Quadrupole ICP-MS (ICP-QQQ), as well as the previous 7700 Series, ICP-MS MassHunter 4.3 makes running your Agilent ICP-MS system easier than ever. 

The Agilent CE/MS System comprises the Agilent 7100 CE System directly interfaced with any of the Agilent LC/MS systems. A range of ion sources, including standard ESI, can be installed, and additional detectors—such as UV-DAD, LIF, and CCD—can be operated parallel to MS. Agilent MassHunter software can be used to control the entire system from one workstation.