The alpha300 Ri turns 3D chemical characterization upside down. Its inverted beam path preserves all the functionality of WITec’s standard alpha300 confocal Raman imaging microscopes while introducing a new angle in access and handling. The ability to view and investigate samples from below is a great advantage when working with aqueous solutions and oversized samples. Studies in life sciences, biomedicine and geosciences in particular will benefit from the consistency and flexibility provided by the geometry of the alpha300 Ri.
The alpha300 Ri combines the advantages of data acquisition from below with the established merits of 3D confocal Raman imaging which is a powerful and versatile technique that can chemically characterize samples nondestructively and without labeling or other specialized preparation.
The image shows a 3D reconstruction of Raman image stacks of pressed banana pulp, with starch grains in green and cell wall components in red. (Scan range: 300µm x 200µm x 90µm, number of pixels: 450x300x45)
The WITec alpha300 Ri inverted Raman microscope has been awarded the SelectScience Scientists’ Choice Award 2019. The award is given based on the votes of researchers themselves, who are asked to choose their favorite new laboratory technology released in 2018. The WITec alpha300 Ri was voted the Best New Product in the Spectroscopy category and received excellent reviews on SelectScience.net.
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