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Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - ChemiDoc™ Touch Imaging System

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The ChemiDoc Touch Imaging System is a fully featured instrument for gel imaging and western blot imaging. Featuring a...

The ChemiDoc Touch Imaging System is a fully featured instrument for gel imaging and western blot imaging. Featuring a compact design that integrates an intuitive touch screen with a powerful computer, this imaging system uses application-specific trays for chemiluminescence and UV/visible fluorescence detection including stain-free gel and blot imaging (only with Bio-Rad stain-free gels).   
   
The ChemiDoc Touch System uses Image Lab™ Touch Software for image acquisition and onboard image analysis. To analyze images at your desk, install Image Lab Software on your personal computer. See the Image Lab Software page for more information and free downloads of both programs.   
   
Using the ChemiDoc Touch Imager as part of the V3 Western Workflow™ brings a new level of quality control and quantitation to the western blotting process, allowing you to visualize, verify, and validate your results at multiple points throughout the process.   
   
Applications and Uses of the ChemiDoc Touch Imaging System   
Electrophoresis — protein and nucleic acid gel documentation, stain-free protein gel imaging   
Western blotting — monitor electrophoresis, verify protein transfer, and quantitate proteins on blots   
   
Three different sample trays are available for diverse imaging applications — Smart Tray Technology™ automatically recognizes the application-specific trays and adjusts imaging parameters and software options accordingly:   
  • White sample tray for Coomassie Blue, copper, silver, and zinc stains (170-8372)   
  • Blue sample tray for nucleic acid applications with GelGreen or any SYBR® stain (170-8373)   
  • Chemi/UV/stain-free sample tray for Bio-Rad stain-free gels and blots, chemiluminescent detection, ethidium bromide, SYPRO Ruby, and more (170-8374)
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    Features of ChemiDoc™ Touch Imaging System
    High-performance imaging — get the sensitivity of film without the hassles of film processing and its inherent pitfalls; combining this sensitivity with a suite of software tools to optimize imaging and quantitation provides an unmatched ability to resolve both the faintest and most intense bands into meaningful data        Easy, flexible interaction — Image Lab Touch Software takes the guesswork out of imaging and puts publication-quality images at your fingertips in seconds. Acquire images with a rapid 3-step protocol, then engage a full complement of digital tools to assess, select, and export your images        Stain-free imaging capability — the ChemiDoc Touch Imaging System supports Bio-Rad’s unique stain-free gel technology, enabling you to image gels in 5 min without staining, and quantitate bands by total protein normalization
    General Specifications
    Depth 51 cm
    Height53 cm
    Width 61 cm
    Weight35 kg
    Additional Specifications

    [u]Applications[/u]    
    Chemiluminescence:   
    Yes   
       
    Fluorescence:   
    Yes   
       
    Colorimetry/densitometry:   
    Yes   
       
    Gel documentation:   
    Yes   
       
    [u]Hardware Specifications[/u]    
    Touch-screen functionality:   
    Multi-touch capability (4 points), 12" display   
       
    Maximum image area:   
    16.8 x 21 cm   
       
    Illumination modes:   
    Epi-white (standard)    
    Trans-UV, 302 nm (standard)    
    Trans-white (optional)    
    Trans-blue (optional)   
       
    Detector:   
    Cooled CCD   
       
    Camera cooling temperature:   
    –25°C   
       
    Filter holder:   
    2 positions (1 for standard filter, 1 without filter for chemiluminescence)   
       
    Emission filters:   
    Standard filter to perform protein and DNA gel and blot imaging   
       
    Dynamic range:   
    >4 orders of magnitude   
       
    Pixel density (gray levels):   
    65,535   
       
    [u]Operating Ranges[/u]    
    Operating voltage:   
    100–250 V   
       
    Operating temperature:   
    10–28°C   
       
    Operating humidity:   
    1085% relative humidity (noncondensing)   
       
    [u]Automation Capabilities[/u]    
    Smart Tray Technology™:   
    The ChemiDoc Touch Imaging System automatically recognizes the application-specific trays and adjusts imaging parameters and software options accordingly   
       
    Autofocus (patent pending):   
    Precalibrated focus for any zoom setting or sample height   
       
    Image flat fielding**:   
    Dynamic; precalibrated and optimized for every application   
    **U.S. patent 5,951,838   
       
    Auto-exposure:   
    2 user-defined modes (rapid or optimal auto-exposure) for chemiluminescence    
    2 user-defined modes (intense or faint bands) for non-chemiluminescence applications

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