AM1 Alcohol Analyser

AM1 Alcohol Analyser The AM1 analyser is used for Clinical & Research applications and offers researchers into clinical alcoholism a very fast method of obtaining results with small animal models. In addition the small sample size ( 5ul) enables real-time results to be obtained during experiments. APPLICATION AREAS Alcoholism research OPERATION After calibration with a standard of the selected metabolite, the single injection of sample is all that is needed to obtain a result and prepare the analyser for the next analysis. Sample injection via an accurate positive displacement pipette triggers the complete analytical cycle and a hard-copy result is printed within 20 seconds INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATION Method > Enzymatic oxygen-rate Sensor > Clark-type amperometric oxygen electrode Reaction Temp. > 30° C Display > 32 character backlit LCD Printer > 16 column dot matrix, 1 line/ sec. Statistics > Sequential, giving mean, S.D and C.V. Interface > Serial data port, optional Windows software available Power > 100-250VAC, 50-60Hz, 12-15VDC, 60VA Dimensions > 23cm( width) x 29cm( depth) x 15cm( height) Weight > 3.8Kg ( Portable, 6Kg) Notes: N/ A ANALYTICAL PERFORMANCE Precision Accuracy ( Method Comparisons) Linearity Ethanol ( Alcohol) > C.V. of 2.5% @ 18.5 mmol/ L ( ca. 85 mg/ dl) ( whole blood) i) Method comparison for whole blood ( neutralised/ PCA extract) vs GC: y ( Analox) = 1.039x + 0.28 mmol/ L, r = 0.991, n = 27 ii) Urine Recovery Data: y ( Analox) = 0.981x + 0.19 mmol/ L, r = 0.999, n = 17 43.0 mmol/ L ( ca. 200 mg/ dl) for 5 µ l samples; 86.0 mmol/ L ( ca. 400 mg/ dl) for 2.5 µ l samples