Micro Plate Reader

Location: Characterization lab
Responsible: Carolina Marques
 
Description: The TECAN SPARK 10M is a multifunctional microplate reader equipped with a high-speed monochromator (HSM), allowing full absorbance spectrum scan in less than 5 minutes. The equipment accepts 1 – 384 wells plate format and can be used to perform kinetics measurements autonomously. The SPARK is equipped with the SparkControl software for reader control and data reduction.
Specifications:
Spectral Range: 200 - 1000 nm    
OD range: 0 - 4 OD    
Scan Speed 200-1000 nm: ≤ 5 sec    
Wavelength accuracy: < 0.3 nm    
Wavelength reproducibility: ≤ 0.3 nm    
Wavelenght ratio accuracy 260/230: < 0.08    
Wavelenght ratio accuracy 260/280: < 0.07    
OD precision @ 260 nm: ≤ 0.2%    
OD accuracy @ 260 nm: ≤ 0.5%    
Limit of detection (DNA): < 1 ng/µl