Mulliskan
RC
is
m
eiat-channel vertical light path filar photom%terdesigned
to
perform bath stm
and agglutination measuremenu under the conml of a computer.
The wavelength
(400
-
750
nm or optional
340
-
450
nm)
is
seler.
using maximum
eight
high
qualiky
intedercnce
filters
held
in a
filter
wheel.
The readings
can
be
processed
via a serial
RS-242C
interface.
2.2.1
Photometric
MultimRCutiliza
theoriginallabsystemskonceptofverlic2il
phommew in which the hghtbeam
passes
through
he
whole sample.
In vertical photomeQ, the absorption of light
is
pmporaional
to
the amount of light absorbing
substance
in
the
well
Absorption
is
expressed
by
\he
following equation:
whem
A
=
absorbance,
a
=
molar absorptivity of the substance, m
=
mass
of
absorbing substance and
S
=
cross-
sectional
aaea
pergendicular
to
the light
pa&.
The advanages of (he venial tight path measurcmms.
are:
(I)
inaccurate
pigetling
of nonabsorbing liquids
does
not alfec.6 Lhe measu
absorbance values
(2)
evapmtion of nonabsorbing
tiqlaids
duping the
cion
dm not
dfar
ahsohank values and
(4)
acemhdegreeof inhomage ityin
~solution.forexampleasarcsultoflayering
in
turbidity nwaurernenrs.
does not
affect
(he
results.
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