WMicrotracker Smart

 

Behaviour of small animals populations in function of time 

and space. Including Multiworm path tracking.

 

 

Wmicrotracker SMART is optimized for path tracking of animals cultured in 

liquid, solid or air medium by using a 35mm Petri dish.

 

It has been validated for tracking of C.elegans cultured on NGM. 

 

 

 •  Simple and highly reproducible readings.

 •  Detection of infrared microbeam diffraction, without morphometry.

 •  Infrared imaging plus image processing

 •  Non-invasive technology: It uses very low power infrared radiation, without affecting the animals’ behaviour.

 •  Fast data processing: It calculates the movement in real time, with 5minutes time block resolution.

 •  Silent with maintenance-free: no mechanical moving parts.

 

 

 

 1.  FOR WHAT?

 

     It is a modular bug tracking system to quantify small organisms behavior insmall Petri dish format (35mm Petri dish). 

     It allows to get reliable quantification of animal population movement.It has the capability to work in 2 different modes:

 

     • Face-down IR Imaging :  Allows the Multi Worm Path Tracking using NGM cultures.

     • IR Light Scattering :      Allows the overall quantification of worm movement in liquid and NGM culture using a 

                                     big microbeam infrared array (equivalent to ARENA funcionality).

 

 

 2.  FOR WHOM?

 

      For any early stage or experienced laboratory. With affordable price for small laboratories. Focused on a varied field of 

      experimentation. Intended for the academic and research sector, university teaching and for companies. 

 

 

 3.  HOW DOES IT WORK?

 

      The system detects the movement of organism populations through infrared imaging.

 

 

 

 

Application Examples

 

WORM AGING ASSAY

 

 

 

 

20 adult C.elegans were cultured in a 35mm Petri Dish with NGM+FuDR. Data acquisition has been performed once a day, using 5 minute acquisition lapse. Plates were subjected to “tap” stimulation before each meassure. The plot shows the single worms trails on the plate, and its reduction with age.

 

 

 

DISTANCE VALIDATION USING IMAGEJ

 

 

 

Validation of Worm distance measured with WMicrotracker SMART vs. ImageJ Manual measure 

 

 

 

Protocols

Technical Notes