InnoScan 900

Performance, resolution, speed

Suitable for reading high density microarrays, InnoScan 900 has the highest resolution and reading speed on the market. Characterised by simplicity of use and two-colour reading quality, it is the ideal tool for reading current and future high-density microarrays.

Specification sheet

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General description
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Characterised by simplicity of use, its competitive price and superior image quality, the InnoScan 900 is the ideal tool for using high density microarrays available on the market.

  • High resolution : InnoScan 900 is a high resolution 2-colour fluorescence scanner. It is capable of reading a microarray at very high image quality with a resolution of 1 µm/pixel.
  • Speed : Capable of simultaneously reading 2 detection channels in 3.5 minutes (at 10 μm/pixel, maximum reading area); lnnoScan 900 is the fastest scanner on the market with a sweep speed adjustable from 10 to 35 lines per second.
  • Reliable and traceable results : With a bar code reader, InnoScan 900 provides accurate control of acquired images. InnoScan 900 is supplied with a validation slide and associated Mapix software that verifies scanner performance.  

Given the size of the images obtained (5.74 GB to read an entire slide at 1 µm resolution); Mapix image analysis software has been specially designed to handle large files.
Applications
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InnoScan 900 is ideal for reading high density microarrays currently available on the market :

In the following application fields :

  • Functional genomics : CNV, genotyping, DNA methylation.
  • Transcriptomics : Gene expression profiling.
  • Proteomics : Proteins expression profiling.
Technology
Like the  InnoScan 710, the InnoScan 900 is a confocal detection scanner equipped with 2 extremely sensitive photomultipliers (PMT), linear over the entire operating range (from 0 to 100%). This makes it easy for the user to set PMT gains to adjust the fluorescence signal levels for the 2 colours (particularly the saturation level and equilibration of the 2 channels).

InnoScan 900 has the special feature of using a real-time autofocus system that offers the advantage of making it insensitive to substrate distortion and so making the entire reading area completely uniform.

The InnoScan scanners are well known for their excellent photometric properties, particularly in terms of sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio.

Technical specifications
SpecificationsData
Resolution 1 - 40 µm/pixel
Excitation wavelength
 532 nm and 635 nm
Compatible fluorophores 532 nm : Cy3, Alexa 546, Alexa 555
635 nm : Cy5, Alexa 647, Alexa 660
Compatible slides
 Standard microscope slides norm ISO 8037-1
25 x 77 mm2 (1" x 3’’)
Maximal scan area
 22 x 74 mm2
Focus Automatic or manual
Detection Digital PMT and real confocal detection
PMT gain
 Linear from 0 to 100 %
Scanning mode
 Simultaneous or sequential
Scanning speed
 10 to 35 lines/sec.
Scanning time
 3.5 minutes to scan a whole slide at a 10 µm/pixel resolution
Dimensions 304 x 460 x 397 mm3
Wieght 16.5 Kg
Interface Ethernet
Barcode scanner
 Yes
Image processing software
 Mapix
Image file format
 16 bits TIFF