Fluorescence Readers Comparison Tables

Table 1: Multi-Mode Readers with Fluorescence
Table 2: Other Readers with Fluorescence

Table 1: Multi-Mode Readers with Fluorescence

	SpectraMax
Features	M5e	M5	M4	M3	M2	M2e
Fluorescence	X	X	X	X	X	X
Absorbance	X	X	X	X	X	X
Luminescence*	X	X	X	X	X	X
Time-resolved fluorescence (TRF)*	X	X	X		X	X
HTRF Certified	X
Flourescence Polarization	X	X			X	X
Wavelength range	FL 250 - 850, Abs 200 - 1000	FL 250 - 850 ex/em, Abs 200 - 1000	FL 250 - 850, Abs 200 - 1000	FL 250 - 850, Abs 200 - 1000	FL 250-850 ex, 360-850 em; Abs 200-1000	FL 250-850 ex, 250-850 em; Abs 200-1000
Bandwidth	9/15	9/15	9/15	9/15	9/9	9/9
Tunable wavelength selection/ monochromator	X	X	X	X
Endpoint	X	X	X	X	X	X
Kinetic	X	X	X	X	X	X
Spectral scanning	X	X	X	X	X	X
Well scanning	X	X	X	X	X	X
Reading speed	17	17	17	17	15	15
Microplate formats	6-384	6-384	6-384	6-384	6-384	6-384
Integrated multi- channel pipettor
Temperature control	X	X	X	X	X	X
Top reading	X	X	X	X	X	X
Bottom reading	X	X	X	X		X
Cuvette port	X	X	X	X	X	X
Validation tools	X	X	X	X	X	X
Robotics / automation	X	X	X	X	X	X

*Secondary modes

Table 2: Other Readers with Fluorescence

Features	FLIPRTETRA	Gemini XPS	Gemini EM	FlexStation 3
Fluorescence	X	X	X	X
Absorbance				X
Luminescence	X	X	X	X
Time-resolved fluorescence (TRF)		X	X	X
HTRF Certified				X
Flourescence Polarization				X
Wavelength range	LEDs available in 360-626 nm range, Emission filters available in 400-706 nm range	FL 250-850 ex, 360-850 em	FL 250-850 ex, 250-850 em	FL 250 - 850, Abs 200 - 1000
Bandwidth	Variable	9/9	9/9	9/15
Tunable wavelength selection/ monochromator				X
Endpoint		X	X	X
Kinetic	X	X	X	X
Spectral scanning		X	X	X
Well scanning		X	X	X
Reading speed	1	15	15	17
Microplate formats	96, 384, 1536	6-384	6-384	6-384*
Integrated multi- channel pipettor				X**
Temperature control	X	X	X	X
Top reading		X	X	X
Bottom reading	X		X	X
Cuvette port				X
Validation tools		X	X	X
Robotics / automation	X	X	X	X

*96- and 384-well with pipetting
**8- and 16-channel pipettors