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Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator

A Superior Alternative to LED
& UV-Based Illumination

Novel laser diode illumination
Developed for excellent performance with both green and red dyes.
Better performance
Improved performance over blue LED illuminators for red dyes such as GelRed® and EtBr.
A safer alternative to UV
Eliminates UV light hazards for user and DNA samples.
Easy gel extraction
Ergonomically designed for easy access to the gel, for gel slice excision.
Adjustable filter
Multi-hinged amber filter for flexible angle and height positioning.
Dark box for imaging included
The Gel-Bright™ Imaging Hood is included for easy imaging with your phone or other device.

A Powerful & Versatile Gel Illuminator

The Laser Diode Advantage:

  • Novel LD illumination: Superior performance for imaging fluorescent gels
  • Brighter signal: More sensitive than UV for green dyes
  • Versatile: Works well with both green and red dyes, unlike blue LED illuminators
  • Safer: Eliminates UV light hazards for user and DNA samples

Other Features:

  • Optimized lighting angle for even illumination
  • Adjustable light intensity
  • Multi-hinged adjustable amber filter for optimal signal
  • Easy access to the gel for gel slice excision
  • Compact and portable design
  • Easy image capture with the included Gel-Bright™ Imaging Hood

Novel Laser Diode Illumination for Superior Performance

Gel illuminators have traditionally relied on UV illumination for visualization of fluorescently labeled nucleic acids and proteins. However, UV-based imaging can damage skin and eyes, as well as your DNA samples. LED-based illuminators were developed as a safer alternative to UV, but often have high background and dimmer signal due to excessive ambient light and poor excitation efficiency.

In partnership with Biotium, OMEC Medical has developed a new type of gel illuminator that uses laser diodes (LDs) optimized for brighter and clearer imaging of gels. The new laser diode-based Gel-Bright™ offers better sensitivity over UV-based transilluminators when imaging green dyes such as GelGreen® or SYBR® Green, as well as significantly better performance over blue LED gel illuminators for red dyes such as GelRed®, ethidium bromide (EtBr), and One-Step Lumitein™ Protein Gel Stain.
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VIEW & PURCHASE

Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator – Each, Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator

Bright & Clear Imaging for Green or Red Dyes

GelGreen® (left) and GelRed® (right) stained DNA gels imaged with the Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator in the same field of view. The gels are a two-fold dilution series of Biotium’s Ready-to-Use 1 kb DNA Ladder (Cat. No. 31022) that were separated on 1% agarose TBE gels pre-cast with GelGreen® or GelRed®. From left to right, loading amounts were 200, 100, 50, or 25 ng/lane.

Superior Performance Over Blue LED Illuminators

Safe Imager™ vs. Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator

Comparison of Thermo Fisher Safe Imager™ 2.0 Blue-Light Transilluminator and Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator. An overview (top) is shown with the Safe Imager™ 2.0 Blue-Light Transilluminator (left) and Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator (right) in the same field of view, both with GelRed® (left) and GelGreen® (right) stained gels. The gels are a two-fold dilution series of Biotium’s Ready-to-Use 1 kb DNA Ladder (Cat. No. 31022) that were separated on 1% agarose TBE gels. From left to right, loading amounts were 25, 50, 100, or 200 ng/lane. The cyan (Safe Imager™) and green (Gel-Bright™) boxes indicate the field of view for the zoomed images of the gels shown below. Click image to enlarge.

Old Gel-Bright™ vs. Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator

Comparison of first generation Gel-Bright™ LED Gel Illuminator and new Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator. An overview (top) is shown with the Gel-Bright™ LED Gel Illuminator (left) and Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator (right) in the same field of view, both with GelGreen® (left) and GelRed® (right) stained gels. The gels are a two-fold dilution series of Biotium’s Ready-to-Use 1 kb DNA Ladder (Cat. No. 31022) that were separated on 1% agarose TBE gels. From left to right, loading amounts were 200, 100, 50, or 25 ng/lane. The cyan (Old Gel-Bright™ LED) and green (New Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode) boxes indicate the field of view for the zoomed images of the gels shown below. Click image to enlarge.

Sensitive Gel Imaging Without UV Hazards

Two-fold dilution series of Biotium’s Ready-to-Use 1 kb DNA Ladder (Cat. No. 31022) were separated on 1% agarose TBE gels pre-cast with GelRed® or GelGreen®. Total DNA loaded per lane is indicated below the gels. The same gels were imaged using a UVP GelDoc-iT® (UV), Thermo Fisher Safe Imager™ 2.0 Blue-Light Transilluminator (Safe Imager™), first generation Gel-Bright™ LED Gel Illuminator (Blue LED), or new Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator (Gel-Bright™). On GelDoc-iT®, an EtBr filter was used to image GelRed® and a SYBR® filter was used for GelGreen®. For imaging on Thermo Fisher Safe Imager™ 2.0 Blue-Light Transilluminator, Gel-Bright™ LED Gel Illuminator, and Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator, the filters supplied with each device were used to photograph both GelRed® and GelGreen® stained gels. The Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator demonstrated the brightest signal for gels stained with GelGreen® and performed comparably to the UVP GelDoc-iT® for gels stained with GelRed®.

Brightest Staining for Oxazole Gold (aka SYBR® Gold)

Two-fold dilution series of Biotium’s Ready-to-Use 1 kb DNA Ladder (Cat. No. 31022) were separated on 1% agarose TBE gels. Gels were then stained for 40 minutes with Oxazole Gold (aka SYBR® Gold). Total DNA loaded per lane is indicated. Gels were imaged using a UVP GelDoc-iT® (UV) and SYBR® Green filter or Thermo Fisher Safe Imager™ 2.0 Blue-Light Transilluminator (Safe Imager™), first generation Gel-Bright™ LED Gel Illuminator (Blue LED), or new Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator (Gel-Bright™) using the filters supplied with each device.

Compatible With Other Popular Dyes

The Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator is also compatible with widely-used ethidium bromide, SYBR® Safe, and other dyes.

 

Compatible Dyes:

Two-fold dilution series of Biotium’s Ready-to-Use 1 kb DNA Ladder (Cat. No. 31022) were separated on 1% agarose TBE gels pre-cast with ethidium bromide (left) or SYBR® Safe (right). Total DNA loaded per lane is indicated. Gels were imaged using a Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator.

Convenient Dark Box for Imaging Included

Capture an image of your gel with any device using the Gel-Bright™ Imaging Hood. Simply place the imaging hood over the filter and image the gel through the small opening at the top using a camera or smart phone. The Gel-Bright™ Imaging Hood is included with every purchase of the Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator and is available as a standalone accessory.

  • Convenient dark box for imaging with your phone or other device
  • Included with every purchase of the Gel-Bright™ Laser Diode Gel Illuminator
  • Available for purchase as a standalone accessory
Gel-Bright™ Imaging Hood

 

GelDoc-iT is a registered trademark of UVP/Analytik Jena GmbH; SYBR and SYPRO are registered trademarks of Thermo Fisher Scientific; Safe Imager is a trademark of Thermo Fisher Scientific.