The Accuris SmartReader™ UV-Vis Microplate Reader has been designed with ease-of-use and fast results in mind. This instruments brings extensive capabilities to the lab bench and is designed for the busy lab with multiple users. A large touch screen command center is extremely user-friendly and allows for fast set up of new protocols, as well as modifying and running existing protocols.

• Monochromator-based optical system allows for precise selection of wavelengths from 200 to 1000nm, with no filters required. This range makes the SmartReader™ UV-Vis useful not only for typical ELISA , Bradford Lowry, and turbidity assays but also for more advanced applications such as quantitation of nucleic acids and proteins. The SmartReader™ UV-Vis can be set for Endpoint, Kinetic and Spectral Scanning assays.
• Designed for efficient processing of multiple samples and accepts standard 96 well plates as well as 384 well plates for high density screening. The plate layout interface allows for a quick and intuitive setup of a plate well’s contents. Users can highlight and label multiple wells to save time. The display shows a graphical representation of the plate. Users can label each well as required for: “known standard”, “unknown sample”, “blank well” , “QC Control well”, “positive control”, “negative control”, and “empty”.
• Controllable plate shaking and incubation allow for optimisation of assay results. The shaking speed can be controlled at different intensities with options for timed and pulsed shaking before a reading, or in between readings when performing a kinetic assay. The linear motion efficiently and uniformly mixes all samples in both 96 and 384 well plates. Temperature can be controlled from ambient +5°C up to 45°C, allowing for the processing of enzyme kinetics, and bacterial growth assays.
• Absorbance measurements of exceptionally small volumes (﹤0.5µL) can be achieved using the SmartDrop™ Accessory Plate. The SmartDrop™ plate accommodates up to 16 samples and is ideal for checking nucleic acid concentrations and purity for Next Gen Sequencing, or protein concentrations.