Syngene PXi 6 gel documentation system

The PXi range of gel documentation systems from Syngene offers a compact, space-saving system capable of a wide range of applications without compromising on quality. The PXi 6 features a new-generation camera with a larger chip, resulting in both high resolution for DNA gels (6.3 MP) and high sensitivity for chemiluminesence. Different lighting modules are optional, including high-intensity infrared for IR dyes, with very low light leakage and a high signal-to-noise ratio.

The range uses advanced CCDs which have good quantum efficiencies and low read noise, resulting in high sensitivity. The systems are therefore suitable for infrared applications and multiplex imaging. With the vast array of lighting options available, it is possible to work with a number of applications including not only infrared but also standard chemiluminesence, Alexa Fluor coloured fluorescence, QDots, Cy Dyes and standard DNA or protein gels.

As new dyes become available, the LED lighting modules can easily be replaced with other colours by laboratory staff, depending on what application is required at any one time. Additionally, the same blot can be probed for many different targets without the need for stripping and re-probing, and up to five separate images can be multiplexed.