Lux

The Lux™ (Lux3™) is a miniaturized live-cell analysis platform that allows researchers to monitor cell cultures directly from within an incubator using automated brightfield and fluorescence imaging. This system enables real-time visualization of cell morphology and behavior, offering a user-friendly approach to obtaining fast and reliable data analysis.

Key Features:

• Track complex biology with both label-free and fluorescence-based cell tracking capabilities, giving you insightful data about cellular processes.
• Operates within an incubator to automatically capture timelapse images without occupying excessive space, ideal for laboratories with limited incubator capacity.
• Utilizes the AxIS Vue™ software for remote monitoring and analysis of cell data from a desktop, enhancing workflow efficiency.
• Installation and operation are straightforward and require no additional maintenance or calibration effort, allowing quick startup with minimal training.
• Multiple Lux devices can be linked together for simultaneous monitoring of various culture vessels, scalable to your research needs.

The Lux3 systems, including Lux3 BR and Lux3 FL, excel in revealing complex cellular biology. They combine brightfield (for both BR and FL) and fluorescence (FL only) imaging with advanced software tools, providing a comprehensive look at cell proliferation, migration, morphology, and health—yielding profound insights into cell behavior.

The platform includes three software modules tailored for different assay needs: a Confluency Module for monitoring cell growth and death, a Fluorescent Module for advanced assay capabilities, and a Scratch Assay Module for studying wound closure.

The Lux captures high-quality images through a compact digital microscope system inside an incubator, using LED illumination and a fixed camera setup from below the sample stage. Images are uploaded to the Axion Portal for analysis using either its proprietary algorithms or third-party software.

Designed to operate within a temperature range of 5 to 40°C and humidity between 20 to 95%, it's compatible with a variety of transparent culture vessels like multi-well plates, Petri dishes, T-flasks, and microfluidic chips. This flexibility makes it suitable for diverse applications, such as tracking cell migration related to cancer research and studying cells in microfluidic environments.