Dear colleagues!
Recently our trusty plate reader Tecan Sunrise finally died (actually, the light optic channels died, but that seems to be the most expensive part of the device). We have other plate reader in the lab (BMG Clariostar Plus) but, despite its multimode capabilities, the speed and precision of its measurements are significantly lower.
This is due to the 12-channel optic cable in Tecan Sunrise, splitting light from the lamp into 12 smaller beams, which allows simultaneous measurement of 12 wells in 96-well plate, while other plate readers measure aborbance/fluorescence/... only in one well at a time and then move to the next one.
Are there any other plate readers that have multichannel optics and measure 8/12 wells simultaneously, similar to Tecan Sunrise, which are still manufactured? We need one which measures at least absorbance at 340 nm.
Hi Artem V. Artiukhov , we are using SpectraMax i3X from Molecular devices in our lab. It is certainly one of the most used and important instruments that we have in our lab. It has a wavelength range of 250 to 950 nm.
You may check the following link for more details:
https://www.moleculardevices.com/products/microplate-readers/multi-mode-readers/spectramax-i3x-readers#gref
To get a quote you may check the following link:
https://www.labcompare.com/309-Microplate-Reader-Microtiter-Plate-Reader/7268037-SpectraMax-i3x-Multi-Mode-Microplate-Detection-Platform/
You may also get a second hand from ebay. I am not sure though. Good luck.
Hi Artem,
Tecan is still selling Sunrise readers if you want to continue with the same system that you currently like. You may contact your local reseller and get in touch with them for a quote.
Best wishes,
Nicola
Hi Artem,
Our company is the official distributor of Tecan in Russia. We can offer the device diagnostic. Please contact us. Qvadros-Bio.
Best wishes,
Nailia
Dear all. Thank you for your response!
Satwik Majumder i3x does not have the multichannel optics, I was looking for, but the speed is definetely impressive!
Nicola Vettore Nailia Sabitova At the moment our device is patially repaired using the light optic cable from another Sunrise (not every wavelength is measurable though), but if it stops working again, we'll think about getting a new one)
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