LUMiReader® - gives you the whole picture by providing answers not visible to the naked eye

The LUMiReader allows you to directly measure the stability of your emulsion and suspension across your whole sample using the exceptional STEP-Technology ® . It was designed for applications involving fast product separations (settling, creaming) and dispersions that are very sensitive to any applied forces. In addition you can study the kinetics of purely diffusion based process insitu, across your whole sample. This gives you an unprecedented advantage over other analytical techniques.

In addition you can accelerate the emulsion or suspension separation process under 1xg conditions. You can achieve this using the LUMiReader's, Boycott principle based, patented tilt technology. The well-known effect allows for an increase in the separation rate up to 12x compared to the naked eye; and yes, all under 1xg conditions. This means that you can accelerate your stability studies by twelve times compared to other traditional techniques. As with our other instruments, you can measure emulsion and suspension stability directly with unsurpassed sensitivity. More importantly you can also understand and differentiate between the various instability mechanisms and investigate how your dispersion stability is affected by changes in manufacturing processes such as temperature, concentration, emulsifiers and dispersant types..

And all this in a very user-friendly package: one instrument and unmatched customer support. Just fill a disposable vial with your sample, place it in the instrument, and press the Start button. As easy as 1,2,3.

In short, we don't just give you numbers, we give you knowledge, we give you answers.

Your benefits
  • Measure stability directly
  • Accelerate your dispersion separation up to 12x at 1xg conditions
  • Immediately see and understand your complete dispersion behavior from top to bottom
  • Differentiate between the various instability phenomena
  • Analyze concentrated samples
  • Investigate temperature effects up to 60 °C
  • Run up to three samples at a time
  • Handle any dispersing media: water, oil, solvents
  • Use disposable cells
Separation and stability analyzer for emulsions and suspensions
LUMiReader capabilities
  • Sample concentration:
  • 0.001 Vol % – 75 Vol %
  • Separation acceleration:
  • Up to 12 times @ 1xg
  • Temperature control:
  • 25 °C – 60 °C
  • Number of samples:
  • 3
  • Sample volume:
  • 0.1 ml – 4.0 ml
  • Observation time:
  • Seconds to years
  • Instrument dimensions:
  • 24 x 39 x 32 cm
  • Instrument weight:
  • 15 kg

Key words: Emulsions Stability • Suspension Stability • Boycott effect • Sedimentation • Creaming • Creaming velocity •Coagulation • Flocculation • Coalescence • Sediment consolidation • Syneresis • Solid liquid separation • Oiling • Homogenization • Zeta potential • Surface charge density • Emulsifier • Polyelectrolyte • Polymer • Dispersant • Oil water separation