SPECIFICATIONS OF ALL SPR NAVI™ INSTRUMENTS

Technique	Multi-Parametric Surface Plasmon Resonance (MP-SPR)
Measuring principle	True goniometric SPR with rotating laser (true angluar resolution 0.001^o)
Wavelength of light	670 nm (other wavelengths and set-ups such as several lasers per channel available by request)
SPR angle range	40^o - 78^o
Prism coating	Optical gel index matching (no need for messy oil operation between measurements)
Sensor slides	12 x 20mm, gold coated, superior adhesion (other coatings available as option)
Flow cell	Standard: Easily exchangeable, 2 channels, PDMS material, 100µ cell height Other: Electrochemistry, Gas, High-resistance (PEEK)
Flow cell volume	1 µl as standard
Sample volume	Min. 20 µl (or less through partial loopfill)
Refractive index (RI) range	1.00 - 1.40 (Bulk)
Dynamic range	38 000 mdeg
Noise level	1 µRIU (1 x 10-6 of Refractive Index Unit, a physical measure) - corresponds to 1 pg/mm² surface coverage of a typical protein
Sensitivity	1μRIU - corresponds to 50 ppm change in reflectance signal in the Fixed Angle mode; and to 0.15 mdeg change in SPR peak angular position in the Angular Scan mode
Fastest sampling rate	from 4 ms
Temperature control	15-45^oC (ambient +20/-7^oC)
Environment and interface	SPR Navi control and data viewer software compatible with MS Windows^® XP / VISTA / 7 (however, does not support Starter editions used in netbooks), USB 2.0
Power requirements	100W, 100-240V, 50/60Hz

FURTHER SPECIFICATIONS OF SPR NAVI™ 220A

	Liquid handling	Integrated Autosampler Fully configurable program Sample capacity: 1 microtiter plate, 48 vials (1.5 mL, optional), or 12 vials (10 mL, optional) Loop volume: 1 - 5000 μL programmable, 10 mL loop optional, exchangeable Dispenser syringe: 500 μL standard (250, 1000 and 2500 μL optional Injection modes: Full loop, partial loopfill and μL pickup mode, PASA™ (pressure-assisted sample aspiration)
		Integrated Syringe pump 2-channel, flowrates 0.831 nL/min - 150.5mL/min, syringe sizes 10 L - 140 mL
		Integrated Degasser 2-channel degasser Internal volume only 480 µl Eliminates baseline fluctuations, advanced error and leak checking functions Wetted parts: PEEK and Systec AF
	Dimensions	62 x 41 x 47 cm (24.5" x 16" x 18.5")
	Weight

FURTHER SPECIFICATIONS OF SPR NAVI™ 200

	Liquid handling	Integrated 2-channel peristaltic pump, software controlled
	Sample loading and injection	12-port injector
	Syringe pump Optional	2-channel, flowrates 0.831 nL/min - 150.5mL/min, syringe sizes 10 L - 140 mL
	Autosampler Optional	Fully configurable program Sample capacity: 2 microtiter plates, 2x 48 vials (1.5 mL), or 2x 12 vials (10 mL, optional) Loop volume: 1 - 5000 μL programmable, 10 mL loop optional, exchangeable Dispenser syringe: 500 μL standard (250, 1000 and 2500 μL optional Injection modes: Full loop, partial loopfill and μL pickup mode, PASA™ (pressure-assisted sample aspiration) More info
	Degasser Optional	2-channel degasser, internal volume only 480 µl, eliminates baseline fluctuations, advanced error and leak checking functions, wetted parts: PEEK and Systec AF
	Dimensions	38 x 32 x 31 cm (15" x 12.5" x 12.4")
	Weight	10kg (22 lbs)

Note on Conversions

1 µRIU (1 x 10-6 of Refractive Index Unit, a physical measure) corresponds to 1 RU (Resonance Unit, an arbitrary unit used by competitors) based on (1)

References:

(1) R.B.M. Schasfoort and A.J. Tudos, Handbook of Surface Plasmon Resonance, RSC Publishing, ISBN 978-0-85404-267-8, pp. 44