AstraNet Systems’ AstraGene spectrophotometer for DNA/RNA and protein analysis
is designed for micro-sample analysis. The spectrophotometer, which
requires a sample volume of 2µl, retains the sample, enabling further
analysis or processing to be carried out where the sample available is
small, finite or precious.
The AstraGene uses the company’s through-the tip measurement principle to
eliminate the risk of contamination and carryover and can perform
measurements in under 2 seconds, according to AstraNet. It can also be
fitted for an optional cuvette holder for traditional measurements or for
samples that require longer path-lengths.
The software can switch between protocols for nucleic acids, proteins and
microarrays and displays the wavelength scan along with automatically
calculated values including concentrations and purity ratios.
AstraNet Systems design, manufacture and market spectrophotometers,
fluorimeters, radiometers and other spectroscopy products. Based in
Cambridge, England, an area steeped in the history of scientific
instrumentation, AstraNet have many years experience in these techniques and
are proud to introduce the latest technology into their products.Their high
quality, rugged spectrophotometers, based on CCD Array detectors and
fibre-optic coupled sampling accessories, are as much at home in a modern
laboratory as they are in industry or in remote monitoring
situations.AstraNet offers a range of standard or bespoke solutions to the
most complex applications, including systems built into production lines and
remote, battery powered telemetry systems.
