Zetasizer Core

Zetasizer Core

Zetasizer Core

Product catalog summary
Overview: The Zetasizer Core is an advanced platform for high-throughput biophysical stability screening in biologics development. It combines dynamic light scattering (DLS), static light scattering (SLS), and differential scanning fluorimetry (DSF) into a single microwell plate workflow for comprehensive stability analysis.
Key Features:
  • High Throughput: Screens up to 192 samples simultaneously with rapid temperature ramps of 1°C per minute.
  • Data Quality: Ensures precise and reliable data through advanced thermal control and trusted algorithms.
  • Compatibility: Compatible with standard microwell plates (96-, 384-, and 1536-well) without proprietary consumables.
  • Automation Ready: Designed for integration into automated workflows with features like robotic API and barcode reader.
Applications:
  • Biologics Development: Aids in early stability decisions, candidate selection, and formulation optimization.
  • Antibody Stability: Assesses antibody stability, including size, aggregation, and thermal stability.
  • Lipid Nanoparticles & Viral Vectors: Monitors size, polydispersity, and aggregation for product consistency.
Technological Advancements:
  • DSF Capabilities: Enables label-free thermal unfolding analysis using native fluorescence.
  • SLS Optical Path: Quantifies protein self-association and repulsion for routine screenings.
  • Smart Manager: Provides proactive remote service support to reduce downtime.
Conclusion: The Zetasizer Core advances biologics characterization, offering a streamlined, high-throughput solution for stability screening, supporting early evaluation of biologics, and accelerating development timelines.
Specifications:
  • Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS): Minimum volume of 4 uL for a 1536-well plate, concentration of 0.125 mg/mL for 14 kDa, range for average dH is 0.6 nm to 2000 nm.
  • Static Light Scattering (SLS): Molar mass range is less than 1000 Da to 1 MDa, with a resolution of 5% or 5 kDa.
  • Fluorescence: Excitation at 280 nm, detection at 330 & 350 nm, concentration range from 0.005 mg/mL to 200 mg/mL.
  • Minimum Sample Volumes: Formats include 96, 384, and 1536 plates, with volumes ranging from 4 uL to 100 uL.
  • Instrument Parameters: Light scattering wavelength is 830 nm, temperature range is 4 to 95 °C, power requirements are 100-240 V AC.
  • Measurement Throughput: Maximum samples per minute for DSF/SLS is 192, expected in Q1 2027.
Data: Thermal stability outputs include Tm, Tonset, Tagg-SLS, and Tagg-DLS, with an auto-fit method supporting multi-transition.
Applications: Includes thermal stability, long-term stability, chemical stability, thermal shift assay, colloidal stability, and aggregation state/sizing.
Software & Data Management: Features multi-run workbooks, sample and dispersant databases, and a 5-clicks software workflow.
Hardware: Includes barcode reader integration and plate presence sensor.
Options & Integration: Robotic handling API and OmniTrust compliance package.
Serviceability: Modular field replaceable units, system self-diagnostic, and Smart Manager for remote support.
Instrument Dimensions: Width: 620 mm, Depth: 542 mm, Height: 375 mm, Weight: 29 kg.
About Malvern Panalytical: Malvern Panalytical provides material characterization technologies to optimize and accelerate the development of advanced materials, focusing on innovation, high-quality solutions, and customer satisfaction.
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Zetasizer Core-1

Zetasizer Core Complete stability. One platform.

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Zetasizer Core-2

Next-generation biophysical screening, at scale Early stability decisions shape the future of a biologics pipeline. Yet fragmented workflows, isolated measurements, and misaligned data slow progress— making late-stage aggregation and stability issues exceptionally costly. A new era in biologics characterization is here Accelerate your biologics discovery and development with the Zetasizer Core – an all-in-one platform engineered for high-throughput biophysical stability screening, with no compromise between throughput and data quality. As the first system to combine dynamic light scattering (DLS),...

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Zetasizer Core-3

Inside the Zetasizer Core Zetasizer Core accelerates stability screening by combining structural, colloidal and aggregation analysis in a single workflow— turning screening complexity into confident decisions. Exceptional data quality at scale: Industry-leading precision for confident, high-throughput decision-making Multi-parameter stability insights: Simultaneous measurement of size, colloidal stability, and structural stability Advanced thermal control: Precise knowledge of the plate’s thermal profile ensures absolute data reproducibility Microwell plate compatibility: Seamless integration...

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Zetasizer Core-4

Comprehensive stability insights, all on one platform Assess structural and colloidal stability, aggregation risk, and formulation robustness— all in a single run. • DSF capabilities for label-free thermal unfolding analysis, tracked via native fluorescence with no added reagents • Dedicated SLS optical path for precise quantification of protein self-association and repulsion (B22 / A2), transforming what was once an expert-only measurement into a routine screening tool • DLS for hydrodynamic size, polyd ispersity, and early aggregation detection Streamlined, open-architecture design Full compatibility...

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Zetasizer Core-5

Gold-standard stability screening across every stage of biologics development Static light scattering (SLS): Colloidal stability and thermal aggregation High-throughput dynamic light scattering (DLS): Aggregation and size screening • Thermal aggregation (Tagg): Monitor Identify thermal aggregation, quantify absolute molecular weight, and map self-association behavior using SLS. The system measures average scattered light intensity to deliver clear, direct insights into colloidal stability, helping you confidently de-risk formulation development and candidate selection. Track hydrodynamic size...

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Zetasizer Core-6

Engineered for confidence at every stage Zetasizer Core comes in two models: Our flagship model combines the colloidal insights of DLS and SLS with the powerful structural data of DSF. Sizing and aggregate measurements are enabled seamlessly across automated thermal ramps, mapping physical particle changes directly to structural unfolding events from DSF. Measure both physical aggregation and thermal stability (unfolding) in a single run. Biotherapeutic pre-formulation screening, early-stage candidate selection, structural biology R&D, and high-throughput profiling where tracking thermal denaturation...

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Zetasizer Core-7

ProteinsAccelerate therapeutic protein developability and formulation decisions. For therapeutic proteins, the Zetasizer Core supports early and confident evaluation of stability, aggregation, and formulation robustness. By screening multiple candidates, buffers, and stress conditions in a scalable, high-throughput plate-based format, scientists can identify promising molecules earlier and significantly reduce the risk of late-stage instability. • Candidate selection & lead optimization: Rank variants early based on robust physical stability profiles. • Early developability assessment: Flag problematic...

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Zetasizer Core-9

Malvern Panalytical provides market-leading, material characterization technologies for the world’s most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories to optimize and accelerate the development of advanced materials. We support our customers through their biggest challenges by uncovering critical insights in material properties. From developing lifesaving vaccines and next-generation therapeutics to advancing clean energy solutions and sustainable industrial processes, we give scientists the confidence to make important decisions that shape the world we live in. We...

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