Automate and Illuminate Bioimaging Assays

Since the 1960s, researchers have turned to chemiluminescence-based techniques for biologically relevant assays with high sensitivity and broad adaptability.¹ The ease and dependability of such techniques has contributed to their widespread adoption across applications, however conventional detection methods often rely on manual imaging approaches, which can be time consuming, tedious, and prone to user error. Novel detection tools that streamline image acquisition and analysis promise to progress a multitude of robust methods into the automated assay realm.²

Common chemiluminescence applications include assays that use chemical dyes to stain and illuminate DNA or proteins, such as gel electrophoresis-based methods and immunoblotting analyses. After a chemical reaction excites electrons in the dye, the electrons return to ground state and emit photons of light from the sample. Scientists then detect chemiluminescence through sensitive cameras that capture different light wavelengths.^1,2

New detection technologies, such as the UVP ChemSolo Auto from Analytik Jena, are essential tools for life science researchers. The UVP ChemSolo Auto is a versatile bioimaging system designed to streamline a variety of applications, including DNA and protein gel analysis, western blotting, and even colony counting. With a user-friendly interface, precise control, and rapid imaging capabilities, it allows researchers to obtain high-quality results with ease and confidence. The intuitive and fully automated modular system empowers scientists with image acquisition and analyses accessible from their computer screens. From auto and manual image capture modes to customizable exposure settings and image saving options, researchers can achieve accurate detection and quantification, and reliable and reproducible results.

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