SKYSCAN 1273

The SKYSCAN 1273’s large sample chamber accepts samples larger than what can be scanned with a single detector field-of-view. By offset scanning in sections and putting the large format flat-panel detector in offset positions, SKYSCAN 1273 scans large objects up to 250 mm in diameter and 250 mm in length. 3D.SUITE automatically and seamlessly stitches the oversized images together.

The Bruker material testing stages are designed to perform compression experiments up to 4400 N and tensile experiments up to 440 N. All stages automatically communicate through the system’s rotation stage, without the need of any cable connections. Using the supplied software, scheduled scanning experiments can be set up.

Bruker's heating and cooling stages can reach temperatures of up to 80ºC, or 30ºC below ambient temperature. Just like the other stages, no extra connections are needed, and there is an automatic recognition of the stage. Using the heating & cooling stages, samples can be examined under non-ambient conditions, to evaluate the effect of temperature on the sample’s microstructure.

The SKYSCAN 1273 builds on Bruker’s key role in the bone research community by offering a microCT scanner for your really big samples. You can put your head inside it’s cavernous sample chamber. So bone biologists and dentists can be joined by dinosaur palaeontologists and archaeologists as well as clinical practitioners imaging biopsies and orthopedic surgery resections, as users of “big microCT”. 

• Samples half a meter high and 40cm wide accommodated, scan field of view 25cm diameter and 25cm height – this will accommodate even the largest human and Neanderthal skulls. 
• Applied voltage up to 130kV with filters of aluminum, copper and molybdenum give x-ray transmission and optimal contrast over a tremendous range of mineralized biological sample including fossil material mixed with soil and rock.
• Optional mechanical testing and temperature control stages extend the possibilities for biomechanical and orthopedic testing for your clinical or large animal samples.
• Bone morphometry (ASBMR nomenclature) with comprehensive 3D and 2D parameters, with densitometry including BMD calibration references over a 2-32mm diameter size range.

Wood gives exceptionally good results with microCT visualization - the finest details of the xylem and phloem canals are resolved and contrasted. MicroCT differentiation of tissue densities is nondestructive. The enormous scan chamber of the SKYSCAN 1273 allows even small potted trees to be mounted for scanning. A wide range of different plant and animal samples can be visualized and analyzed with little or no need of sample treatment.

• A big scanning chamber for large samples while still a desktop scanner taking up modest workspace makes this the ideal instrument for multi-purpose research. 
• Applied voltage up to 130kV with filters of aluminum, copper and molybdenum give x-ray transmission and optimal contrast over a tremendous range of sample types including fossil material mixed with soil and rock.
• Multiple sample scanning possible with high throughput due to the batch-scanning mode, effectively reducing down-time. 
• Comprehensive 3D image analysis capability including morphometry and densitometry, 3D registration, segmentation and advanced image processing methods.

Bruker XRM solutions include all software needed to collect and analyze data. An intuitive graphical user interface with user guided parameter optimization support both expert and novice users. By using the latest GPU powered algorithms, reconstruction time is substantially reduced. CTVOX, CTAN and CTVOL combine to form a powerful suite of software for both qualitative and quantitative analysis of models.

3D.Suite Software:
Bruker microCT solutions include our comprehensive, in-house developed 3D.SUITE software for reconstruction, inspection, visualization, and analysis of the internal object structure

Measurement Software:
SKYSCAN 2214 – Instrument control, measurement planning and collection

Reconstruction Software:
NRECON – Transforms the 2D projection images into 3D volumes

Analysis Software:
DATAVIEWER – Slice-by-slice inspection of 3D volumes and 2D/3D image registration

CTVOX – Realistic visualization by volume rendering

CTAN – 2D/3D image analysis & processing

CTVOL – Visualization of surface models to export for CAD or 3D printing