The CENTRO meets all currently known requirements for a versatile, robust and sensitive microplate luminometer. The selected detector and the propietary design of the optical system guarantee lowest background and negligible crosstalk.

Cat. No. BT-38100-10

Features:

• Unsurpassed sensitivity
• Lowest background and crosstalk
• Highest reliability and flexibility
• Up to three variable volume injectors
• Reversible injectors return unused reagents to save your money
• Ready-to-use for almost all applications meeting the demands of a busy laboratory
• Orbital and linear shaking allowing fast and sustained sample mixing
• Robot access is provided by optimized sample presentation and appropriate software
• Automatic switchover between 96 and 384 well microplate format, including the selection of optimized optical paths for each plate type
• A barcode reader can be installed (option), and the CENTRO software can also accept barcode information from external sample processing equipment
• State-of-the-art PC software, including dual-luciferase and Readit protocols (Promega)

Specifications:

Power Supply
230 V / 50 Hz; 115 V / 60 Hz
70 VA

Safety Regulations
EN 61010-1, EN 61326-1, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 61326

Temperature Range
Storage: 0° - 40° C
Operation: 15° - 35° C

humidity
10 - 85% not condensating

Dimensions
330 x 430 x 270 mm (W x D x H)

Weight
17 kg

Detection Unit
Low-noise photomultiplier tube in singel photon counting mode (9107 SA)

Sensitivity
< 10 amol ATP

Dynamic Reang
> 6 orders of magnitude

Crosstalk
Low crosstalk through crosstalk reduction design: < 10-6

Injection Unit
Up to 3 injectors (variable volume: 10 - 100 µl), JET Injection technology

Plate formats
All 96 and 384 well microplates with outer dimesions: 86,0 x 128,2 x 17,0 mm (W x L x H)

Operation modes
Integral measurement 0.1 - 600 sec
Kinetics measurement (total time up to 24 h)
Repeat measurement (total time up to 24 h)
Plate repeats (up to 999)
Scanning (up to 100 individual measurement points)
Dispensing with 3 independent variable volume injectors
Shaking (3 modes, variable amplitude and speed)
Dual Luciferase Reporter Gene assay
ReaditTM parameter file
Delay (up to 600 sec)

Data Evaluation
Samples
Open plate layout (samples, standards, controls)
Sample identification
GLP-like documentation, e.g. lot entry
Test kit validation
Evaluation
Cut-off and grodetermination and grouping (3 categories)
kinetics
combination of different evaluation methods
open entry of mathematical formulas
Standard curve fitting (full version only)
Result Display
Display in multi matrix or list format
Graphical display of all measurement data
Built-in statistics
Export
Matrix or list format of all raw and calculated data (manually or automatically executable)
Filing (LAN possible) or printing

Robotic Integration
Optional

Interface
Serial RS232, 9 pin

PC Operating System
Win98, Win2000, WinNT, Win XP

PC Requirements
Pentium processor, 500 MHz (or better), CD ROM drive, display 1024x768 (or better), serial port, parallel port

Software
Windows® application BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES MikroWin 2000