The FirePlate-O2 is a compact PC-operated optical multi-channel oxygen reader that allows dissolved oxygen (DO) and simultaneous measurements (O2) in up to 96 channels. It has supporting microplates with integrated oxygen sensors, and utilizes dedicated PyroScience measurement software for easy calibration and customization.
The instrument has both sterile flat-bottom and round-bottom 96-well microplates with oxygen sensor minispots immobilized in the center of the bottom of the wells. These minispots allow for contactless read-out through the transparent well bottom. It can also be configured with PyroScience oxygen nanoprobes. The nanoprobes can be dispersed in the medium and added to the 96-wells microplates for real-time contactless oxygen turnover rate measurements. To use this option, simply place the microplate on the FirePlate-O2 reader, calibrate the oxygen minispots (in air)/nanoprobes (batch calibration in medium), and start temperature-compensated oxygen measurements in third-party incubators (or on a shaker) after fixation with the included adapter.
This 96-channel oxygen reader for oxygen sensor microplates is ideal for efficient screening, scale-up/-down, process engineering, small-scale cell cultivation and respiration rate measurements, determination of enzyme activities, and environmental analyses.
