NEW! Azure Sapphire FL
vs. LiCor Odyssey®
With more laser options to do more than just NIR fluorescence, the new Sapphire FL Biomolecular Imager delivers the power to capture more types of data at higher performance levels than the Odyssey, while staying within the same budgetary constraints.
- 4-channel laser scanner
- NIR Fluorescence
- Visible Fluorescence
- Phosphor imaging
- Chemiluminescence imaging (with optional Chemiluminescent Module)
Custom laser options allow you to do more
Get a free quote for Sapphire FL today!
Thinking about buying a new laser scanner for your lab?
It’s time to consider a new idea, an innovative system with proven results! Instead of taking the easy path and sticking with the same vendor, make the switch to a company that fully supports your research. Azure Biosystems recently launched the new Sapphire FL, which delivers more than the Typhoon. The Sapphire FL offers:
Visible Fluorescence 
NIR Fluorescence
Phosphor Imaging
Chemiluminescence
Fluorescence Detectors: APD + PMT
Automatic Z-plane Imaging Tool
Fluorescence imaging area: 25 x 25 cm
Laser diode lifespan: 40,000 hours
Resolution: 5-1000 µm
Non-proprietary Image Formats
Dynamic Range: > 6 logs
| Azure Sapphire™ | LI-COR® Odyssey® CLx | LI-COR® Odyssey® M | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIR Fluorescence |  | | | ||
| Fluorescent Detection Method | APD + PMT | CMOS | APD | ||
| Visible Fluorescence | | | |||
| Phosphor Imaging | | ||||
| Chemiluminescence (Similar sensitivity to film) | | | |||
| Automatic Z-plane Imaging Tool | | ||||
| Resolution | 21µm | 10µm | 5µm | ||
| Non-proprietary Image Formats | | ||||
| Dynamic Range | > 6 logs | 4-6 logs | > 6 logs | ||
| Price | $ | $ | $$ |
Comparing Sapphire FL vs. Licor Odyssey
product specs
Azure Sapphire FL
NIR Fluorescence
✅
Fluorescent Detection Method
APD + PMT
Visible Fluorescence
✅
Phosphor Imaging
✅
Chemiluminescence
(Similar sensitivity to film)
✅
Automatic Z-plane Imaging Tool
✅
Resolution
5µm
Non-proprietary Image Formats
✅
Dynamic Range
> 6 logs
Odyssey® DLx
NIR Fluorescence
✅
Fluorescent Detection Method
APD
Visible Fluorescence
❌
Phosphor Imaging
❌
Chemiluminescence
(Similar sensitivity to film)
❌
Automatic Z-plane Imaging Tool
❌
Resolution
21µm
Non-proprietary Image Formats
❌
Dynamic Range
4-6 logs
Odyssey® M
NIR Fluorescence
✅
Fluorescent Detection Method
CMOS
Visible Fluorescence
✅
Phosphor Imaging
❌
Chemiluminescence
(Similar sensitivity to film)
✅
Automatic Z-plane Imaging Tool
❌
Resolution
5µm
Non-proprietary Image Formats
❌
Dynamic Range
> 6 logs
Available Lasers by system
Azure Sapphire FL
375
450
488
532
638
658
685
784
Odyssey® M
488
520
685
785
Table 1. The Azure Sapphire FL Biomolecular Imager offers the greatest variety of excitation wavelengths of the instruments in its class.
Invitrogen®, WesternDot® and iBright® are registered trademarks of Life Technologies Corporation, now a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific. No endorsement is implied by the use of these marks. All rights reserved. Odyssey® and LI-COR® are registered trademarks of LI-COR, Inc. The Azure Biosystems logo, Azure Biosystems™ and Sapphire™ are trademarks of Azure Biosystems, Inc.
It’s Time to Take Control of your applications
Our dedicated Applications Scientists are ready to answer your questions and provide best imaging practices.
Improve your gel and blot workflows
The new Sapphire FL offers customizable and user-changeable optical modules, 5–1000 μm resolution scans, a Z-plane range from -1.0 to +6 mm, 5 anesthesia output ports for imaging living animals, chemiluminescence detection through the Chemiluminescence Module and much more.
As scientists, we like to pride ourselves on objectively evaluating data before coming to any conclusions, and staying open to new ideas if they are better supported by new information. Purchasing a new piece of lab equipment should be no different, especially when it comes to instruments we entrust to make measurements and record data for our critical studies.
MORE THAN PHOSPHOR IMAGING
With support of wavelengths between 375 – 900 nm, the Sapphire FL’s patent-pending design enables true dye and application flexibility. This versatility permits research-driven, rather than instrument-dictated, experimental design.
If you’re ready to see what more really means when it comes to a laser scanning imager for your lab, fill out the form above to get more information or set up a virtual demo. Azure’s highly trained staff of Technical Product Specialists, Field Applications Scientists and Application Scientists are dedicated to training and guiding customers in instrument use and application best practices based on publication standards.
Sapphire Applications
Southern blots | Northern blots | Western blots | Multiplex Westerns | Quantitative Westerns | Total Protein Normalization | In-cell Westerns | Agar plates/Clonogenic assays | Multi-well plate imaging | Protein arrays | Microarrays | ELISAs | Immunohistochemistry | Lateral flow immunoassay development | Thin layer chromatography imaging | Electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) | 2D DIGE | Densitometry | Gel documentation | In-gel imaging | DNA gel imaging | RNA gel imaging | Protein gel imaging | Coomassie imaging | Silver-stain imaging | Fluorescent gel stain imaging | Gel autoradiography | Membrane autoradiography | Tissue section autoradiography | Tissue section imaging | Plant bioluminescence imaging | Phosphoprotein studies | Glycoprotein assays | Reporter gene assays | GFP expression in model organisms | Small animal imaging
Reasons to Choose Sapphire FL
- Easily swap lasers and filters for expanded dye flexibility
- Compatible with all third party dyes
- >6 log dynamic range in a single acquisition without the use of image or data manipulating algorithms, so your raw data is truly raw
- 5 outlet ports for anesthesia to enable imaging of small animals
- Complete control of the z-axis and focal plane from -1.0 to +6 mm, at 0.01mm increments for more precise focus and signal to noise ratios
- Multiplex fluorescence scanning of both visible and NIR wavelengths, phosphor imaging, and the option to add true chemiluminescence imaging
- Optional Chemiluminescent Module that surpasses film
- Higher sensitivity for lower limits of detection (femtograms)
- Broad linear dynamic range for accurate quantitation
- Ease of use with intuitive control software
Literature
| Document Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Brochure | Sapphire Biomolecular Imager | DOWNLOAD |
| Infographic | How Do You View? | DOWNLOAD |
| Application Note | Phosphor Imaging with the Sapphire Biomolecular Imager | DOWNLOAD |
| Application Note | Detecting Proteins In-Situ with In-Cell Western Blotting | DOWNLOAD |
| Application Note | Increasing Assay Efficiency with Four Color Detection | DOWNLOAD |
Videos
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