Infrastructure

NanoSight LM10 (Nanoparticle characterisation)

Type
Equipment
Acronym
NanoSight
Code
APP/00008
Date of commissioning
01 January 2017 → …
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Pharmacokinetics
  • Engineering and technology
    • Nanobiotechnology
    • Nanomaterials
Keywords
fluorescence nanoparticle particle concentration nanoparticle characterization size distribution scattering
Brand Name/manufacturer
Malvern
Other information
 
Description

The NanoSight LM10 instrument is a laser-based, light scattering system which provides a platform for nanoparticle characterisation (size distribution and concentration).  Particles suspended in a liquid are loaded into the laser module sample chamber. The device illuminates the particles using a specially aligned and focussed laser beam. Particles in the liquid sample which pass through the beam path are seen as small points of light moving rapidly under Brownian motion, allowing information on particle properties to be obtained. Nanoparticles are traced based on scattering or fluorescence. With the LM10 you can analyse the presence, size distribution, concentration and fluorescence of nanoparticles from 40 nm to 1000 nm.

  • 488 nm (blue) laser
  • Temperature sensor
  • Particles sizes between 40 nm and 1 µm
  • Minimal sample volume is 600 µl
  • Concentration between 108 and 1010 particles/ml