Collection: Accuris Instruments

Accuris Instruments is the Benchmark Scientific line of analytical and molecular biology instruments: SmartReader microplate readers, the SmartWasher and SmartSeal, SmartDrop nano spectrophotometers, Smart-Q fluorometers, the QuadCount cell counter, IsoPure nucleic acid purification, analytical, precision and compact balances, NextPette pipettes, the AutoMATE 96 pipetting station and myGel electrophoresis.

Every Accuris catalog number is also searchable on the Benchmark Scientific catalog page, with specifications side by side.

Common questions

Which Accuris balances have internal calibration?

Internal calibration is built into the W3100A-120 and W3100A-210 analytical balances, the Series Dx W3101A-120 and W3101A-220, the Series Tx W3102A-220, and the Series Tx semi-micro W3002A-120, which reads 0.00001 g up to 62 g. The W3100-120 and W3100-210 calibrate with an external weight.

What is the difference between the SmartDrop NS1000, NS1010 and NS1020?

The SmartDrop L (NS1000) reads at 260, 280 and 600 nm using a UV LED. The SmartDrop X (NS1010) scans the full 200–800 nm spectrum with a xenon flash lamp and a 2,048-element CCD array. The SmartDrop XF (NS1020) adds fluorescence, measuring dsDNA from 0.5 pg/µL.

Which SmartReader microplate reader fits my assay?

The SmartReader 96 (MR9600) is a filter-based absorbance reader covering 340–750 nm, also offered with incubation as the MR9600-T. The MR9610 uses a monochromator across 200–1000 nm for endpoint, kinetic and spectral scanning reads, and the MR9611 adds a cuvette port. The MR9620 is the multimode reader.