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BioTek Instruments continues to expand its Synergy multi-mode microplate reader family with the Synergy H4 with Hybrid Technology. Synergy H4 combines the sensitivity of filter-based optics with the flexibility of monochromator-based optics in one compact instrument for high-performance fluorescence-based applications. This hybrid of both technologies provides for flexibility in current and future microplate-based assay choice. Additionally, it is compatible with propriety Take3 multi-volume plate for low-volume measurements down to 2 μL. Filter/dichroic-based fluorescence optics provide ideal light filtering and purification with fast wavelength switching and read speeds, making it suited for demanding applications including TR-FRET, fluorescence polarization or AlphaScreen/AlphaLISA. Quadruple monochromator-based fluorescence optics provide the flexibility to choose any wavelength from the UV to the near infrared for a broad range of applications; and the variable bandpass selection system is ideal for spectral scanning applications. Top and bottom optics enhance assay flexibility even further. The microplate reader is modular, and the fully equipped configuration may be used for fluorescence intensity/FRET, time-resolved fluorescence (TRF) and TR-FRET, fluorescence polarization, AlphaScreen/AlphaLISA, Luminescence and UV-Visible Absorbance.
Tim Studt Editor in Chief