What are the differences between METTLER TOLEDO's UV5Bio and UV5Nano? What is a micro-volume spectrophotometer?
Watch the video below to learn more about Micro-volume UV/VIS spectroscopy — LockPath Technology. The
UV5Bio is a cuvette spectrophotometer dedicated to life science applications. It has a pre-installed method library with 22 predefined bio-applications such as, Bradford assay, Lowry assay, OD600 and enzyme kinetics. The UV5Bio is compatible with a variety of accessories, such as temperature control units, which enable temperature-dependent analysis (e.g. protein denaturation, enzyme kinetics studies, DNA melting temperature, lipase activity, etc.). The
U5Nano also has pre-installed life science applications and is a micro-volume spectrophotometer, requiring only small volumes of samples (as low as 1 µL). The UV Vis measurements can be done on the micro-volume platform or in a cuvette.Highly concentrated samples, for instance up to 15,000 ng/µL of dsDNA, can also be measured without further dilution due to LockPath Technology integrated in the UV5Nano. The path length can be set at either 0.1 or 1 mm.