Chapter 1 Introduction
The ChemiDoc™ Touch system is a compact and chemiluminescent-capable gel/blot
imaging instrument. This instrument automates the process of selecting blot detection
parameters and acquires high-quality and high-sensitivity gel and western blot images. It
can do this with the tap of an on-screen button.
The ChemiDoc Touch system uses Bio-Rad’s Image Lab™ Touch software to control
image capture and optimization for selected applications. You interact with the instrument
via an integrated touch screen and a simplified user interface. Position the sample on a
sample tray, choose the image acquisition presets, and acquire the image by tapping a
button.
Note: Image Lab Touch software does not support image analysis. Use Image Lab
software version 5.2 or greater, running on a separate Windows-based computer, to
analyze images acquired with the ChemiDoc Touch instrument.
Product Features
The ChemiDoc Touch instrument supports the acquisition of images from a wide range of
laboratory gels and blots. The instrument uses a supersensitive camera with a charge-
coupled device (CCD) and a large maximum-aperture lens that provides high
chemiluminescent sensitivity. The imager has a built-in UV transilluminator and white LEDs
for epi (reflective) illumination. The imager works with gels and blots stained with a wide
range of dyes and fluorophores. Additional features include
n Support for chemiluminescent imaging, colorimetric western blotting applications, and
DNA/protein gel visualization
n Dynamic flat fielding specific to each application
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