Medical samples & biomaterials, membranes
Opening up new channels for biomaterials engineering and research
Research on biomaterials, membranes, and medical samples requires high-precision tools which are reliable and intuitive to use. Whether you are investigating chemical processes, the behavior of particles, mechanical or elastic behavior or permeability, Anton Paar has a solution for you.
Anton Paar Products
Anton Paar Bioindenter:
UNHT³ Bio
Automated Multipurpose Powder X-Ray Diffractometer:
XRDynamic 500
Benchtop density meter:
DMA
Capillary flow porometers for through-pores:
Porometer 3G
Capillary flow porometers for through-pores:
Porometer 3G micro
Capillary flow porometers for through-pores:
Porometer 3G z
Capillary flow porometers for through-pores:
Porometer 3G zH
Compact Raman spectrometers:
Cora 5001
Digital heavy duty refractometer:
Abbemat
Digital performance refractometer:
Abbemat
Dynamic Image Analyzer:
Litesizer DIA 500
Dynamic Light Scattering Instrument:
Litesizer DLS
Dynamic shear rheometer measuring head:
DSR 502
Electrokinetic analyzer for solid surface analysis:
SurPASS 3 Eco
Electrokinetic analyzer for solid surface analysis:
SurPASS 3 Standard
Five-station gas pycnometers for true density:
PentaPyc and PentaFoam 5200e
Five-station gas pycnometers for true density:
PentaPyc and PentaFoam 5200e Foam
FTIR Spectrometer:
Lyza 7000
Fully customizable laboratory automation solution:
HTX
Gas Pycnometer for Semi-Solid and Solid Density:
Ultrapyc
Gas sorption analyzer:
QUADRASORB evo
High Vacuum Physisorption Analyzer:
Autosorb 6100
High vacuum physisorption/chemisorption analyzers:
autosorb iQ
High vacuum physisorption/chemisorption analyzers:
autosorb iQ C-AG
High vacuum physisorption/chemisorption analyzers:
autosorb iQ C-MP
High vacuum physisorption/chemisorption analyzers:
autosorb iQ C-XR
High-pressure volumetric gas sorption analyzer:
iSorb
High-pressure volumetric gas sorption analyzer:
iSorb HP1 100
High-pressure volumetric gas sorption analyzer:
iSorb HP1 200
High-pressure volumetric gas sorption analyzer:
iSorb HP2 100
High-pressure volumetric gas sorption analyzer:
iSorb HP2 200
Inline density meter:
L-Dens 7400
Inline density meter:
L-Dens 7500
Inline refractometer:
L-Rix
Mercury intrusion pore size analyzers:
PoreMaster
Mercury intrusion pore size analyzers:
PoreMaster 33
Mercury intrusion pore size analyzers:
PoreMaster 33GT
Mercury intrusion pore size analyzers:
PoreMaster 60
Mercury intrusion pore size analyzers:
PoreMaster 60GT
Micro Combi Tester:
MCT³
Microwave digestion platform:
Multiwave 5000
Microwave digestion system:
Multiwave GO Plus
Microwave reactor:
Monowave
Microwave reactor:
Monowave 200
Microwave reactor:
Monowave 400
Microwave reactor:
Monowave 450
Modular Compact Rheometer:
MCR 702e MultiDrive
Modular Compact Rheometer:
MCR 702e Space MultiDrive
Modular Compact Rheometer:
MCR 72/92
Modular Compact Rheometer:
MCR 102e/302e/502e
Multiparameter Analyzing System:
Modulyzer Oil
Nano scratch tester:
NST³
Nanoindentation tester:
NHT³
Pin-on-disk tribometer:
TRB³
Portable density meter:
DMA 35 Standard
Revetest® Scratch Tester:
RST³
Rheometer automation for high sample throughput and complex sample handling:
HTR
Rolling-ball viscometer:
Lovis 2000 M/ME
Rotational Rheometer:
RheolabQC
SAXS/WAXS/BioSAXS system:
SAXSpace
SAXS/WAXS/GISAXS/USAXS/RheoSAXS laboratory beamline:
SAXSpoint 5.0
Ultra nanoindentation tester:
UNHT³
Vacuum and Flow Degasser:
FloVac
Vacuum Degasser:
XeriPrep
Vacuum Tribometer:
TRB V / THT V
Vapor sorption volumetric gas sorption analyzer:
VSTAR
Vapor sorption volumetric gas sorption analyzer:
VSTAR 2 Station
Vapor sorption volumetric gas sorption analyzer:
VSTAR 2 Station Turbo
Vapor sorption volumetric gas sorption analyzer:
VSTAR 4 Station
Vapor sorption volumetric gas sorption analyzer:
VSTAR 4 Station Turbo
Benefits
Differentiating between normal and pathological red blood cells
Anton Paar’s MCR rheometer is an excellent tool for monitoring the rheological characteristics of whole blood. At low shear stress, for example, red blood cells adhere to each other, aggregate, and form rouleaux. Using an MCR with a microscope accessory allows you to monitor changes in blood under various conditions through the microscope lens during the measurement. This combined information enables the correlation of the rheological properties of red blood cells to their aggregation state. Whole blood samples can be investigated according to the Recommendation of the International Committee for Standardization in Hematology.
Investigating the fouling of membranes and improving their biocompatibility
An economical and effective adsorbent for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in blood is a dialysis membrane which is based on polysulfone with covalently bound heparin. However, problems inherent in the applicability of membranes in hemodialysis are surface-induced blood coagulation and membrane fouling due to irreversible protein adsorption. To improve the biocompatibility of these hemodialysis membranes, the inner surface of the membrane requires modification. A major challenge inherent to this process is the permanent coating with heparin. The grafting of reactive groups onto the polysulfone surface is one route to prepare the interface for the immobilization of such biologically active substances. The SurPASS electrokinetic analyzer is applied for analyzing the inner surface of such hollow-fiber membranes. Comparing the zeta potential of untreated and modified membranes reveals the efficiency of the surface treatment. The isoelectric point, which is obtained automatically, and the zeta potential values at higher pH are an indication that the grafting of reactive groups and the coating with heparin were successful.
Ensuring the safety of IV infusions
A common risk from intravenous infusions is contamination by particles that are not visible to the eye. To detect these unwanted particles and monitor the quality of IV infusions requires an analyzer such as Anton Paar’s Litesizer 500 which determines the particle size and particle size distribution of a solution quickly and from very small sample amounts (from 12 µL). The measurement meets the requirement of the US Pharmacopoeia for parenteral products which defines the size of droplets in emulsions and solutions to be infused or injected.
Assessing the level of trace elements in urine, blood, and hair
Evaluating trace element concentrations using, for example, ICP-MS/ICP-DRCMS and ETAAS requires sample solutions which are completely digested in order to minimize spectral and matrix interferences in the measurement. Microwave-assisted pressure digestion provides one such reliable method of sample preparation. Multiwave PRO, for example, decomposes body fluids and hair to produce high-quality samples in a short period of time.
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