ASILOMAR, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Bruker (NASDAQ: BRKR) today launched the EMXnano™ system
at the 56th annual Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Conference (ENC). EMXnano™ is the first high-performance
benchtop EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance) instrument, making
research-grade EPR capabilities accessible to a broader range of
scientists.
High-performance bench-top EPR system EMXnano (Photo: Business Wire)
The EMXnano can be used to analyze many EPR samples,
including transition metals, antioxidants and free radicals, providing
valuable information and insights into biological and chemical systems.
Bruker has integrated a novel, permanent magnet and an efficient new
microwave resonator to deliver unmatched sensitivity and stability in a
benchtop EPR system, making the EMXnano suitable for a
wide range of analyses, teaching applications, as well as for
quantitative EPR with the inclusion of Bruker’s patented spin counting
module.
The EMXnano has been designed with the user in mind,
delivering research performance with ease of use. The instrument
includes defined workflows for easy and fast system setup, with a user
friendly interface that allows parameters to be easily adjusted also by
non-EPR experts. Various accessories are available to tailor the EMXnano
to specific application fields. The extension of Bruker’s renowned EMX
spectrometer family to the benchtop provides many features typically
found only on sophisticated, floor-standing EPR instruments.
Professors Sandra and Gareth Eaton from the University of Denver
commented: “We congratulate Bruker on the impressive engineering and
performance of the EMXnano. Its sensitivity, scan range,
and ease of use will stimulate adoption of EPR by a larger scientific
community. We are especially pleased with the quantitative EPR
capabilities.”
EPR is used for both static and dynamic investigations of materials,
chemicals and biological systems, including molecular radical structures
and formation. EPR is advantageous for dynamic measurements as an EPR
spectrum can be measured while applying changes in conditions, such as
temperature or light irradiation. Applications include polymer
synthesis, testing the purity of silicon in solar cells, spin trapping
to assess the oxidative stability of flavors, and the analysis of
metalloproteins. In electrochemistry, redox chemistry, photochemistry
and catalysis, the EMXnano can be used to study metal
centers and radicals involved in chemical processes.
“New applications have revived interest in EPR as an analytical tool for
chemistry, materials science and biology,” commented Dr. Werner Maas,
President of the Bruker BioSpin MRS division. “We answered the calls
from our customers and have developed a compact, yet high performance
EPR benchtop instrument, the EMXnano.”
About Bruker Corporation
For more than 50 years, Bruker has enabled scientists to make
breakthrough discoveries and develop new applications that improve the
quality of human life. Bruker’s high-performance scientific research
instruments and high-value analytical solutions enable scientists to
explore life and materials at molecular, cellular and microscopic
levels. In close cooperation with our customers, Bruker is enabling
innovation, productivity and customer success in life science molecular
research, in applied and pharma applications, in microscopy,
nano-analysis and industrial applications, as well as in cell biology,
preclinical imaging, clinical research, microbiology and molecular
diagnostics. For more information, please visit: http://www.bruker.com.
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