Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) systems

SPR instruments

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) can be used to measure binding events because it is very sensitive to changes in refractive index. SPR instrument are made up of an optical measurement system, a fluid handling system, and a sensor chip.

How does SPR work?

The sensor chip is a gold film coated on a glass substrate that has been chemically modified to make it easier to immobilize one of the binding partners onto the surface of the sensor: the ligand. The molecule in solution is the analyte.

 

 

 

 

glass sensor chip below for SPR

 

 

 

The optical system consists of a light source and a detector. The light source illuminates the gold film, and the detector measures the unique optical spectrum produced by the SPR phenomenon. Most SPR instruments utilize a laser that shines through a prism beneath the sensor chip, generating a total-internal-reflection condition.

The reflected light will have a characteristic dip in intensity at a certain angle due to the plasmonic wave, which is measured with a detector. When a molecule binds to the surface of the sensor chip, the refractive index of the space in which the plasmonic wave is propagating through changes, and the reflectance angle will shift. The amount it shifts depends on how much mass of material has bound to the surface, and the shift can be measured in near real time.

ALTO SPR SYSTEM

Alto is the world’s first SPR instrument to integrate digital microfluidics (DMF) with nanotechnology-based biosensors.

DMF technology enables all fluidics to be disposable, allowing for precise handling of 2µL sample volumes, crude sample compatibility, and zero fluidics maintenance. Alto’s compatibility with automation for both hardware and software provides sample-in/answer-out data, industry-leading throughput, and 24+ hours of unattended run time.

Every aspect of Alto is designed with user-friendliness and accessibility in mind-from the flexible 16 channel design to the intuitive data analysis platform.

Benefits:

  • Industry leading Data Quality: maximise data quality eliminating sample dispersion and evaporation.
  • Sample-Friendly: Get full kinetic analysis with only 2μL of crude or purified sample - 100X less than traditional SPR!
  • Spend 70% less time at the bench: High-Throughput Powered by Automation with no purification, dilutions, tagging, degrassing cleaning or manual assay design required. 
  • User-friendly: label-free platform deisgned for biologics research

 

GxP Software expansion: The features in the Alto GxP software expansion are specifically designed to support compliance with the FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11 guidelines around electronic records.  

OpenSPR

OpenSPR is the world’s onlybenchtop SPR instrument. It provides high quality, label-free interaction analysis for a fraction of the cost of existing solutions. Our unique nano-structured sensor surface uses localized SPR (LSPR) to deliver repeatable, highly sensitive kinetic data.

  • Benchtop 
  • User-friendly
  • Real-time Data
  • Low-Maintenance
  • A broad range of comptible molecules: proteins, peptides, antibodies, antibody variants, nucleic acids, lipids, AAV, VLPs, small molecules, hormones etc. 

Maximize your productivity with fully automated, 24/7 operation of our benchtop SPR with the OpenSPR-XT

Nicosystem Software

Alto’s comprehensive software, the Nicosystem, provides a one-stop centralized hub for acquisition and analysis of real-time binding data, all while offering an intuitive user interface, one-click analysis feature, and the flexibility of accessing your experiments from anywhere.

  • Intuitive experiment design: full suite of workflows for characterizing biomolecular interactions, including kinetics, screening, quantitation, and epitope binning/mapping. 
  • Assay Applicaiton: 
    • Binding Kinetics: Elucidate the real-time kinetic binding profiles (ka, kd, KD) of up to 48 targets using multi-cycle or single-cycle kinetic analysis styles.
    • Quantitation: Determine up to 40 unknown analyte concentrations per experiment.
    • Screening: Screen up to 96 interactions in just a few hours and use Alto’s visualization tools to select the most relevant hits.
    • Epitope binning: Process up to 256 interactions in a single cartridge with one-click analysis.

Automated analysis:

  • One-click analysis: Eliminate lengthy post-processing with Nicosystem’s one-click analysis. A diverse range of models and investigative tools are also available to accurately interpret your data and provide high-quality insights.
  • Flexible export: Export your data in a variety of file types, such as CSV files and images, in one click for continued data processing and reporting.

 

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