BRAVE B-Elementary
Continuous in-flow Raman analysis
Although Raman microscopes have been improved over the years to provide easier particle analysis and a degree of automation, the drawbacks remain. We bring you BRAVE B-Elementary which takes you a giant leap forward so you can enjoy Raman spectra recorded continuously and in-flow on a single-particle basis with minimum sample preparation.
BRAVE B-Elementary takes the hassle out of Raman analysis of particles. Depending on your sample, you might not even need to filter before starting analysis. You just load the sample into the device and press Start. BRAVE B-Elementary is the perfect tool for gaining insights into large sample volumes, e.g. for non-target screening on groundwater samples. It opens the door to particle analytics like never before.
Anyone who has ever worked with conventional Raman microscopes knows that a lot of time is spent filtering the sample and applying it to the substrate. Results come at a cost and time spent on sample preparation would be better spent elsewhere. Wouldn’t it be great to eliminate tedious sample preparation and get straight to the chemical analysis part?
Enter BRAVE B-Elementary, the Raman analyzer which works directly from the sample vial and lets you analyze particles continuously and in-flow for minutes and even hours at a time. Sample is automatically pumped through the measuring cell, Raman spectra are recorded and the results delivered to your PC via the H.A.N.S. software. The number-based particle size and particle concentration of the sample are also determined.
With BRAVE B-Elementary you can:
BRAVE B-Elementary makes Raman analysis easier than ever before. Your sample analysis will run without you, meaning you are free to get on with other work.
Microplastics
Inorganic substances
Organic substances
Contamination
Medicines e.g. nanocarriers
Send us your sample - and we'll do the rest
Find out whether BRAVE particle analytics are the answer to your particle challenges!
Get in touch, we’ll organize measurements on your sample(s) and send you a detailed measurement report.
This is the first (non-binding) step to a feasibility study. Open the door to deeper insights today!
We build our BRAVE devices as a modular platform, so you can configure your system to perfectly suit your needs. The basis and prerequisite for Raman analysis is the BRAVE B-Curious nanoparticle analyzer. Adding the BRAVE B-Elementary Raman module extends the platform. These other modules are currently being developed: module to detect and determine size of large-particle counts, Raman tweezers, automation and sample handling upgrades).
Concentration determination
The BRAVE B-Curious device allows the detection and measurement of particles at ultra-low concentrations down to a few particles per milliliter.
Time-resolved particle sizing & PSD
This additional module allows the monitoring of PSD continuously and directly out of containers. You can monitor sample behavior such as agglomeration, formation, dissolution, aggregation, dissociation, self-assembly and more. Detection range: 50 nm* to 5 µm* (*sample-dependent)
Size range extension
This additional module allows the detection of large-particle tails, LPC, aggregation behaviors and anomalies. Detection range: 50 nm* to 50 µm* (*sample-dependent)
Particle analytics
This module allows the identification and characterization of particle populations via Raman spectroscopy.
Low-volume sizing
This module allows the determination of particle size and PSD from low volumes, starting at 20 µl (sample-dependent)
Raman tweezers
This module allows the trapping of particle populations for characterization with Raman spectroscopy.
BRAVE B-Elementary is ideal for routine chemical analysis for non-specialists.
For people with application knowledge it is an excellent tool for gaining explorative insights.
BRAVE B-Elementary is currently in its testing and growing phase. Do you have a challenge that we could take on? Are you interested to see how BRAVE B-Elementary could improve your Raman workflows? We look forward to hearing from you.
RANGES
Measures number-based, hydrodynamic particle size distribution
MEASUREMENT
The OF2i®-Raman measurement occurs directly in liquids as the sample flows through the measuring cell.
LASER
SETUP
Our expertise
As a partner in the MOZART project (MOZART for safe & sustainable by-design metallic coatings & engineered surfaces (RIA)), we received funding from the European Commission as part of the EU Horizon 2020 program.