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Luminescence Readers Comparison Chart

Features Flexstation 3 SpectraMax L
Detector Photomultiplier
tube

1, 2, or 6 Ultra-fast Photomultiplier Tubes

Spectral range 250-850
nm

380-630 nm

Sensitivity <2 fg/well for firefly luciferase in 96- and 384- well top read

20 attomol ATP per well, 0.2 fg firefly luciferase per well

Dynamic range   > 9 decades
Microplate format 6-384 (96- and 384-well with pipetting)

96- and 384-well microplates

Cross-talk <0.3% in white 96- and 384-well microplates

< 3 x 10-5 (white plates)

Read modes Endpoint, kinetic, fast kinetic

Endpoint, dual read, kinetic, fast kinetic

Read times 0.1 up to 1.5 sec. integration time per well

0.1 up to 3600 sec. in steps of 0.1 sec.

Injectors/Pipettors 8- or 16-channel pipettor

2, 4, or 12 injectors

Injection/pipettor volumes Selectable between 5-200 µL (96-well) and 1-25 µL (384)

Selectable between 10 and 100 µl

Temperature control X X
Software SoftMax Pro

SoftMax® Pro

Automatic waste disposal   X
Robotic/automation X X
Validation & compliance tools X X