Hound

Overview

Characterize all your particles
Hound is the only tool out there that combines microscopy, Raman and Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) to count, size, and ID particles by their chemical or elemental fingerprints. With all these capabilities packed into one instrument, Hound gathers up all the info you need about your particles in minutes.

Count
Size
Shape
Chemical ID
Elemental ID

Capabilities
Specifications

Round them up
Hound lets you prep your sample for any type of analysis. Capture big, visible particles by plucking them from solution, or pour the whole sample through a filter round if they’re small. If you want to keep them in suspension, just pipette the sample onto a wet round. No matter what works best for your samples, the gold-coated surfaces catch everything and cut out all the background noise.

Track them down
Once you’ve snagged all your particles, Hound automatically spots them and sizes them up. It uses bright-field or dark-field imaging, so nothing sneaks by — not even tricky translucent particles like proteins. Hound scans the round and reports the size, shape, morphology and fibrosity of everything within minutes

Identify the unknowns
If you can’t figure out your particle by just size and shape, Hound has extra gear to characterize it. Raman 785 nm is the workhorse laser that can ID most particles. For protein aggregates or particles that have fluorescence, switch to Raman 532 nm. Think you have metals? Blast it with the LIBS laser to identify the particle based on its elements.

Teach Hound new tricks
Raman and LIBS capture the signature from your particles. These unique fingerprints can be saved to a customizable reference database – so the next time you’ll ID it right away. Your images and spectra are stored for reference and reports, and 21 CFR Part 11 software tools help you maintain compliance through data collection and analysis.

Description	Specification
Microscopy	Imaging: 5.1 MP color camera, 2048 x 2048 active pixel area
	Magnification: 5x, 10x, 20x, 20x w/UV filter (LIBS) and 50x objectives (Raman)
	Illumination: Integrated bright-field (all objectives) and dark-field (20x)
	Particle size range: 2 μm – 15000 μm (upper end may extend based on applications)
	Accuracy: ±5% sizing (magnification dependent), ±10% counting
Raman	785 nm: 70 mW, adjustable power, Class 3b laser
	532 nm: 30 mW, adjustable power, Class 3b laser
	Objective: 50x, 0.5 NA, 10.6 mm WD
	Spectral range: 200–3300 cm-1, 6–10 cm-1 resolution (varies across range)
	Minimum particle size:2 μm
	Database: >150 materials, customizable
LIBS	Laser: 343 nm, >100 μJ pulse energy, 1.0 ns pulse duration, Class 4 laser
	Objective: 20x with UV lens, 0.4 NA, 4.1 mm WD
	Spectral range: 350–700 nm, 1 nm resolution
	Minimum particle size: 20 μm
	Database: >50 materials, customizable
Sample mounts	Standard: Up to 4 gold-coated filter rounds or nitrocellulose membranes, single microscope slide
	Optional: Mount for wet round
Filter rounds	Material: Gold coated polycarbonate (PC)
	Pore size: 0.8, 3, 5 and 10 μm available
	Diameter: 25 mm
Wet rounds	Material: Gold-coated silica glass
	Diameter: 51 mm
Software	Operating system: Windows 10
	Compliance: 21 CFR Part 11 tools included
Environmental	Temperature range: 18–28 °C
	Humidity: 40–60% relative humidity (non-condensing)
Physical	Weight: 65 kg
	Dimensions: 50 cm W x 60 cm D x 70 cm H
Electrical	110–230 V, 500 W
Certifications	NRTL and CE

Overview

Characterize all your particles
Hound is the only tool out there that combines microscopy, Raman and Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) to count, size, and ID particles by their chemical or elemental fingerprints. With all these capabilities packed into one instrument, Hound gathers up all the info you need about your particles in minutes.

Count
Size
Shape
Chemical ID
Elemental ID

Capabilities

Round them up
Hound lets you prep your sample for any type of analysis. Capture big, visible particles by plucking them from solution, or pour the whole sample through a filter round if they’re small. If you want to keep them in suspension, just pipette the sample onto a wet round. No matter what works best for your samples, the gold-coated surfaces catch everything and cut out all the background noise.

Track them down
Once you’ve snagged all your particles, Hound automatically spots them and sizes them up. It uses bright-field or dark-field imaging, so nothing sneaks by — not even tricky translucent particles like proteins. Hound scans the round and reports the size, shape, morphology and fibrosity of everything within minutes

Identify the unknowns
If you can’t figure out your particle by just size and shape, Hound has extra gear to characterize it. Raman 785 nm is the workhorse laser that can ID most particles. For protein aggregates or particles that have fluorescence, switch to Raman 532 nm. Think you have metals? Blast it with the LIBS laser to identify the particle based on its elements.

Teach Hound new tricks
Raman and LIBS capture the signature from your particles. These unique fingerprints can be saved to a customizable reference database – so the next time you’ll ID it right away. Your images and spectra are stored for reference and reports, and 21 CFR Part 11 software tools help you maintain compliance through data collection and analysis.

Specifications

Description	Specification
Microscopy	Imaging: 5.1 MP color camera, 2048 x 2048 active pixel area
	Magnification: 5x, 10x, 20x, 20x w/UV filter (LIBS) and 50x objectives (Raman)
	Illumination: Integrated bright-field (all objectives) and dark-field (20x)
	Particle size range: 2 ?m – 15000 ?m (upper end may extend based on applications)
	Accuracy: ±5% sizing (magnification dependent), ±10% counting
Raman	785 nm: 70 mW, adjustable power, Class 3b laser
	532 nm: 30 mW, adjustable power, Class 3b laser
	Objective: 50x, 0.5 NA, 10.6 mm WD
	Spectral range: 200–3300 cm-1, 6–10 cm-1 resolution (varies across range)
	Minimum particle size: 2 ?m
	Database: >150 materials, customizable
LIBS	Laser: 343 nm, >100 ?J pulse energy, 1.0 ns pulse duration, Class 4 laser
	Objective: 20x with UV lens, 0.4 NA, 4.1 mm WD
	Spectral range: 350–700 nm, 1 nm resolution
	Minimum particle size: 20 ?m
	Database: >50 materials, customizable
Sample mounts	Standard: Up to 4 gold-coated filter rounds or nitrocellulose membranes, single microscope slide
	Optional: Mount for wet round
Filter rounds	Material: Gold coated polycarbonate (PC)
	Pore size: 0.8, 3, 5 and 10 ?m available
	Diameter: 25 mm
Wet rounds	Material: Gold-coated silica glass
	Diameter: 51 mm
Software	Operating system: Windows 10
	Compliance: 21 CFR Part 11 tools included
Environmental	Temperature range: 18–28 °C
	Humidity: 40–60% relative humidity (non-condensing)
Physical	Weight: 65 kg
	Dimensions: 50 cm W x 60 cm D x 70 cm H
Electrical	110–230 V, 500 W
Certifications	NRTL and CE

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