Thermo Fisher Scientific Invitrogen iBright 1500 imaging systems

For biological researchers requiring high-quality images from their samples, the easy-to-use Invitrogen iBright 1500 imaging platform features a powerful camera and other imaging capabilities to accelerate and streamline analysis.

The series is the latest in Thermo Fisher Scientific’s line of western blotting solutions for life science researchers, and includes two models: the Invitrogen iBright FL1500 imaging system and the Invitrogen iBright CL1500 imaging system. It expands upon the original Invitrogen iBright 1000 imaging system series, with additional application support and a focus on ease of use. It is powerful and feature-rich while being accessible to users of all experience levels, with time-saving and error-reducing features including automation, software and imaging capabilities.

Designed to support a broad set of applications, the series can be utilised to image fluorescent western blots, chemiluminescent western blots, colorimetric western blots, stained protein and nucleic acid gels, and more. With an integrated green-LED transilluminator, DNA gel stains can be excited without UV ray exposure or mercury waste generated from UV transilluminator bulbs. Users with routine analytical needs can use the built-in automated analysis software, while the standalone Invitrogen iBright Analysis Software is available for more complex and in-depth analysis.

Features include: a powerful, high-resolution 9.1 MP camera capable of detecting subtle differences in samples; automatic ‘Smart Exposure’ technology to quickly determine optimal exposure time; automatic zoom, focus and sample rotation; on-instrument, automatic data analysis for fast and routine analysis; normalisation workflow supporting total lane protein and housekeeping protein methodologies; and specialty application support, including membrane stain, 2D strips, TLC plate, colorimetric blot, colony plates and 96-well plate imaging.

The series is also enabled with Thermo Fisher Connect, a cloud-based connectivity platform, and features up to 4-plex fluorescent western blot imaging.