Gel Imaging System W1000 Plus

The W1000 Plus Gel Imaging System is designed for nucleic acid gel documentation, nucleic acid band excision, and protein gel imaging. A 6.3 MP color camera paired with a motorized zoom lens covers gel formats up to 240×240 mm. Three independent LED UV light sources — a 310 nm transmitted array for uniform illumination across the full gel surface, plus 254 nm and 365 nm side-mounted sources — are compatible with EtBr, SYBR Green, SerRed, SerBlue, GoldView, and other common nucleic acid stains. The built-in UV laser protection shield (cutoff depth >OD7) enables safe gel band excision directly inside the instrument. An optional dual blue-white transilluminator accessory provides switchable blue/white transmitted light for blue-light excitable stains, with three-level power adjustment for each source.

Key Features

• 6.3 MP color camera (3072×2048, 2.4×2.4 µm pixels) for natural-color gel imaging
• Motorized zoom lens (8–48 mm, F1.0–F16) with coarse, fine, and ultra-fine adjustment
• 240×240 mm maximum effective imaging area — accommodates large-format gels
• Three UV light sources: 310 nm transmitted LED array + 254 nm and 365 nm side-mounted LED
• Optional 8-bit (256 gray levels) or 16-bit (65,535 levels) grayscale output
• Built-in UV laser protection shield (OD > 7) for safe in-instrument gel excision
• Fully light-sealed dark box; door sensor automatically controls the bright-field LED
• Auto exposure for one-step imaging without manual parameter adjustment
• Optional dual blue-white transilluminator (switchable, 3-level power per source)
• 10.4-inch touchscreen running Windows 10; 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth

Applications

• Nucleic acid gel imaging (EtBr, SYBR Green, SerRed, SerBlue, GoldView)
• Nucleic acid gel band excision and purification
• PCR product verification and DNA sizing
• Protein gel imaging (Coomassie blue, silver stain)
• RNA gel electrophoresis documentation

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Also Available

Need chemiluminescence Western blot imaging in addition to gel documentation? Explore the W5000 Plus — a combined chemiluminescence and gel imaging system. For dedicated ECL Western blot detection, see the W2000 Plus. For advanced fluorescence Western blot imaging, see the W6000.