Exclusive UK Distributor for Nanoparticle Characterisation Products Announced  

Analytik has been appointed as the exclusive distributors in the UK & Ireland for the nanoparticle characterisation products of leading German company, Particle Metrix GmbH. Initially, Particle Metrix developed systems to characterise colloids but have more recently produced instruments for the measurement of nanoparticles found in the life sciences. These have notably included the accurate measurement of exosomes which have shown excellent potential value as biomarkers in the early stage detection of various diseases such as cancers.

The ZetaView® provides Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis for hydrodynamic particle size, zeta potential and concentration measurements. With ZetaView individual particle tracking, classical micro-electrophoresis and Brownian motion are presented as modern, easy-to-use analysis tools. By sub-volume scanning, robust results of zeta potential and size histograms are derived from thousands of particles. Direct tracking of particles is possible in a size range starting at 10 nm for gold nanoparticles and correspondingly higher for particles with less scattering power.

The Stabino® system from Particle Metrix is designed for rapid multi-parameter reading: zeta potential, streaming potential, titrations (pH and polyelectrolyte), conductivity, temperature and can be connected to a NANO-flex® 180° DLS particle sizing system for simultaneous size distribution measurement.

The Stabino® - NANO-flex® analysis combination system provides higher flexibility than competitive systems and is applicable to study colloids with particle sizes from sub-nm to 100 µm. Applications are well illustrated by the users at the European Center for Dispersion Technology (EZD).

Hanno Wachernig, Managing Director of Particle Metrix, said: “The UK is an interesting and challenging market for Particle Metrix as it has been in nano-particle analysis and applications since the early days, when nanoparticle suspensions still were called colloidal systems. Particle Metrix is very much looking forward to enhance our knowledge exchange and collaboration with the UK and Ireland customers.”

Analytik's Managing Director, Ian Laidlaw, said: “Particle Metrix systems are the ideal complement to our CPS Disc Centrifuge product line. We can offer products for a broader range of applications and are better able to match user needs with the products we now have available. To add Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, zeta potential and stability analysis systems opens up new markets particularly in the chemistry sector for colloid characterisation.”