PRODUCTS

Our product line includes both complex instrumental systems for whole plant or whole leaf measurements, as well as sub-parts of these systems that could be used individually or as parts of other systems. The following is a list of the customizable products we offer:
 

1. Four-Chamber System for measuring the gas exchange of the whole plant.
 
The chambers are made of glass in order to avoid absorption of minor gas components, such as ozone, isoprene etc. Illumination is achieved by incandescent lamps (in the picture) or by LED-based light sources (upon request). The chamber temperature is controlled by room temperature (in the picture) or by thermostat-regulated water jacket between the dual-layer glass cupolae (upon request). Gas concentrations are stabilized either at the atmospheric concentrations or different CO₂ and O₂ concentrations (balanced with N2) are preset by flow controllers separately in the four chambers. Different gases may be measured independently by applied analyzers, e.g. CO₂, H₂O, isoprene, etc. Ozone can be generated by a UV lamp, making it possible to measure the ozone uptake by the plants. Experimental sequences of light intensities and gas concentrations are programmable and data are computer-recorded and analyzed.
 

2. Eight-Chamber System for Arabidopsis plants.
 
The chambers are made of stainless steel and glass. Only the leaves of the plants are exposed inside the chambers, the soil is isolated by a glass plate. Illumination by fluorescent tubes (in the picture) or by LED-based light sources individually for each chamber are available (upon request). Chamber temperature is determined by room temperature (in the picture) or by thermost-regulated water jacket (upon request). Gas concentrations are stabilized either at the atmospheric concentrations or different CO₂ and O₂ concentrations (balanced with N₂) are preset by flow controllers separately in the four chambers. Different gases may be measured independently by applied analyzers, e.g. CO₂, H₂O, isoprene, etc. Ozone can be generated by a UV lamp, making it possible to measure the ozone uptake by the plants. Experimental sequences of light intensities and gas concentrations are programmable and data are computer-recorded and analyzed.
 

3. A universal system for the kinetic investigation of plant leaf photosynthesis.  
 
This is our most advanced as well as most flexible system. It allows to preset most environmental parameters (light intensity and its spectral composition, temperature, CO₂, O₂, and H₂O concentrations), make fast changes in each of them without interfering with the others and measure the CO₂, O₂, and H₂O gas exchange, as well as Chl fluorescence and optical transmittance at simultaneously at two wavelengths (950, 810, 550 and 520 nm available). The system is fully automatic, the complex experimental sequences are programmable, data are computer-recorded and data processing is performed by computer. Parts of this system are also available separately.
 

4. LED-based powerful light sources for 650 and 720 nm or as requested. These light sources are ideal for very precisely illuminating plant leaves but are not limited to that. We produce a variety of designs with various properties and customize them for any specific need.
 

5. Electropneumatic ultra-fast shutter for the incandescent light source KL 1500 to open and close the light beam. We provide ultra-fast shutters for various light-exposure experiments. Our reliable design allows shutter speeds as fast as 1.3 ms.
 

6. Customized multi-branch light guide made of individually arranged plastic fibers. Often scientific experiments require that light is applied not only for a precisely controlled interval of time and with specific spectral properties but also delivered to a very specific location. We solve this by providing multi-branched fiber-optical light guides. These requests are customizable to meet any specific need.