Cuvette for spectrophotmeter NanoCuvette One

Cuvette with an integrated nanotechnology optical chip for accurate and fast liquid analysis.

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Description

NanoCuvette™ One replaces traditional micro-volume spectrophotometers, refractometer etc. and offers advanced features such as refractive index, protein, enzyme, and microvolume measurements, replacing the need specific expensive instruments.

With the NanoCuvette™ One you are able to analyze smaller samples (down to 0.5 μL) and a large range of concentrations (0.02 – 300 mg/mL) of non-absorbing compounds. It allows you to perform classic absorbance (attenuance) spectroscopy and label-free spectroscopy via refractive index. Integrated in the surface is a patented photonic nanocrystal (optical filter), which bends the light beam such that it senses refractive index near the photonic crystal surface in the wavelength range from 550 nm to 800 nm.

When light hits a nanoscale photonic crystal, the resonance wavelength is related to the refractive index or concentration close to the surface: λ = β(αc + ns) + λ0 ,

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where λ is the wavelength, β is a coefficient, α is the specific refractive increment, c is the concentration, ns is the solvent refractive index and λ0 is the reference resonance wavelength, which is derived from Snell’s law and this equation is called Hand’s Law. In this application this is called label-free spectroscopy

Features

  • Measure absorbance and refractive index
  • Measurements at different volumes (0.5 μl, 3 mL) and concentrations (0.02 – 300 mg/mL)
  • No need for dilution or sample preparation
  • Non-absorbing protein concentrations
  • Monitoring label-free enzymatic reactions
  • Monitoring non-absorbing/non-fluorescent kinetics
  • QC measurements
  • NanoCuvette™ One likely works with your existing UV-Vis spectrophotometer
  • 2 versions (position of the crystal) depending on your spectrophotometer
  • Cuvette reusable up to 50 times depending on sample

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