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Rock Imager 1® - Crystal Clear Imaging in a Compact Unit
Application:
- Protein crystallization imaging in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic laboratories
- High-throughput crystal screening and monitoring
- UV fluorescence imaging for distinguishing protein crystals from salt crystals
- Optimized imaging for LCP, sitting drop, hanging drop, and microbatch crystallization methods
Benefits:
Systems You Can Trust:
Used worldwide by the top 25 pharmaceutical companies and renowned academic centers.
Image Quality Second to None:
Every imaging technology is precisely optimized for crystal-clear images.
Increase Your Throughput:
Image entire 96-well plates in only 3 minutes.
Key Features:
- Intelligent imaging and superior optics provide industry-leading image quality
- Visible and UV fluorescence imaging
- Single plate capacity
- Compatible with SBS, Linbro, Nextal, and LCP plate types
- Seamless integration with Rock Maker or current crystallization software via Rock Imager API
- Proprietary drop location algorithm
- Multi-capture capabilities
- Extended Focus Imaging (EFI)
- Auto focus and exposure
- Region of Interest (ROI)
- Low-vibration robotics
- Barcode scanner with on-the-fly scanning
Technical Data:
Camera:
7.1 MP monochrome CMOS camera; captures high-quality images at up to 51 frames per second.
Optics:
Visible-UV hybrid optics available with a three-objective compound zoom and optical resolution up to 1 μm.
Optical Zoom options:
- 2x
- 3.3x
- 6.6x
Lighting:
A Köhler light source with motorized condenser provides high-contrast images with no sample heating and reliable drop location.
- Motorized top and bottom polarizers.
- Optional dark field and glancing illumination.
Performance:
Image entire 96-well plates in only 3 minutes with coarse sectioning and fixed exposures.
Routine imaging of 400 nL drops with auto exposure and EFI in ~5 minutes (visible) and ~10 minutes (UV).
For the best possible images, automatic drop location, autofocus, and visible imaging take ~15 minutes per plate.
Drop Location:
Proprietary automated lighting and image recognition reliably locate drops, including LCP.
Extended Focus Imaging (EFI):
Combines multiple slices into one image for increased contrast and sharpness while maintaining depth.
Region of Interest (ROI):
Automatically captures a specified region of a drop in high resolution.
Compatibility:
SBS, Linbro, Nextal, and thin glass LCP plates; supports hanging drop, sitting drop, microbatch, and LCP setups.
Environmental Requirements:
Operating temperature: 4–30°C
Humidity: 0–80%
Electrical Requirements:
Rock Imager 1: 110–240 V, 50–60 Hz, 144 W
Computer: 575 W
Total Watt Requirement: 719 W
Dimensions (H × W × D):
556 × 419 × 361 mm
Weight: 23 kg