Zetasizer Core

Zetasizer Core

Zetasizer Core

Product catalog summary
Overview
The Zetasizer Core is an advanced platform for high-throughput biophysical stability screening in biologics development. It integrates dynamic light scattering (DLS), static light scattering (SLS), and differential scanning fluorimetry (DSF) into a single workflow, enabling comprehensive stability analysis across multiple samples simultaneously.
Key Features
  • Simultaneous screening of up to 192 samples with rapid temperature ramping.
  • Combines DLS, SLS, and DSF for complete colloidal and structural stability data.
  • Compatible with standard microwell plates, eliminating the need for proprietary consumables.
  • Automation-ready with integration capabilities for robotic workflows.
  • ZS Discover software for intuitive operation, enabling results in just five clicks.
Data Quality and Precision
  • Advanced thermal control ensures reproducibility of data.
  • High precision in light scattering analysis using trusted algorithms.
  • Built on over 35 years of Zetasizer expertise.
Applications
  • Therapeutic protein development: Early evaluation of stability, aggregation, and formulation robustness.
  • Antibody development: Comprehensive stability assessment for candidate ranking and formulation optimization.
  • Lipid nanoparticles and viral vectors: High-throughput sizing and aggregate detection for quality control.
Models
  • Zetasizer Core DSF: Focuses on conformational and colloidal stability screening.
  • Zetasizer Core: Focuses on size and colloidal characterization.
Automation and Support
  • Designed for integration into automated workflows with upcoming robotic API and barcode reader.
  • Smart Manager provides proactive remote support, monitoring instrument health to reduce downtime.
Specifications
  • Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS): Minimum volume is 4 µL for a 1536-well plate, with a minimum concentration of 0.125 mg/mL for 14 kDa. The range for average dH is 0.6 nm to 2000 nm, with a minimum acquisition time of 1 second. Fitting methods include Malvern Panalytical Zetasizer cumulants and multimodal regularization, with an advanced acquisition method using Malvern Panalytical Zetasizer Adaptive Correlation.
  • Static Light Scattering (SLS): Molar mass range is less than 1000 Da to 1 MDa, with a resolution of 5% or 5 kDa, whichever is larger. Sample concentration ranges from 0.05 mg/mL to 200 mg/mL, depending on the protein.
  • Fluorescence: Excitation at 280 nm, detection at 330 & 350 nm, with sample concentration ranging from 0.005 mg/mL to 200 mg/mL, protein dependent.
  • Minimum Sample Volumes: Sample formats include 96, 384, and 1536 plates, with ultra-low volume at 4 µL for 1536, low volume at 10 µL for 384 round, high-quality at 40 µL for 384 square, and high-volume at 100 µL for 96.
  • Instrument Parameters: Light scattering wavelength is 830 nm, attenuation range is 1 to 10⁵, temperature range is 4 to 95 °C, with a maximum temperature ramp of 3 °C/min. Power requirements are 100-240 V AC, 50-60 Hz, with a maximum power of 600 W. Laser classification is Class 1, with condensation control via a purge facility using dry air.
  • Measurement Throughput: Maximum samples per minute for DSF/SLS is 192, expected in Q1 2027.
Data
  • Thermal stability outputs include Tm, Tonset, Tagg-SLS, and Tagg-DLS, with an auto-fit method supporting multi-transition.
Applications
  • Includes thermal stability (Tm, Tagg-SLS, Tagg-DLS), long-term stability, chemical stability (C50), thermal shift assay (EC50), colloidal stability (kD, A2/B22), and aggregation state/sizing (diam, PI) with full distribution analysis.
Software & Data Management
  • Features multi-run workbooks, sample and dispersant databases, acquisition-level data review, and a 5-clicks software workflow.
Hardware
  • Includes barcode reader integration and plate presence sensor.
Options & Integration
  • Robotic handling API and OmniTrust (21CFR part 11) compliance package available.
Serviceability
  • Modular field replaceable units minimize downtime, with system self-diagnostic, HW & SW error and use logging, and Smart Manager for remote support.
Instrument Dimensions
  • Width: 620 mm, Depth: 542 mm, Height: 375 mm, Weight: 29 kg.
About Malvern Panalytical
Malvern Panalytical provides market-leading material characterization technologies, supporting innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories. They offer proactive local and remote support, a range of service agreements, compliance and validation support, training courses, digital services, and consultancy. Their vision is to be a trusted leader in material characterization, helping customers navigate complex scientific topics with accuracy and ease.
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Catalog excerpts

Zetasizer Core-1

Zetasizer Core Complete stability. One platform.

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Zetasizer Core-2

Next-generation biophysical screening, at scale Early stability decisions shape the future of a biologics pipeline. Yet fragmented workflows, isolated measurements, and misaligned data slow progress— making late-stage aggregation and stability issues exceptionally costly. A new era in biologics characterization is here Accelerate your biologics discovery and development with the Zetasizer Core – an all-in-one platform engineered for high-throughput biophysical stability screening, with no compromise between throughput and data quality. As the first system to combine dynamic light scattering (DLS),...

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Zetasizer Core-3

Inside the Zetasizer Core Zetasizer Core accelerates stability screening by combining structural, colloidal and aggregation analysis in a single workflow— turning screening complexity into confident decisions. Exceptional data quality at scale: Industry-leading precision for confident, high-throughput decision-making Multi-parameter stability insights: Simultaneous measurement of size, colloidal stability, and structural stability Advanced thermal control: Precise knowledge of the plate’s thermal profile ensures absolute data reproducibility Microwell plate compatibility: Seamless integration...

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Zetasizer Core-4

Comprehensive stability insights, all on one platform Assess structural and colloidal stability, aggregation risk, and formulation robustness— all in a single run. • DSF capabilities for label-free thermal unfolding analysis, tracked via native fluorescence with no added reagents • Dedicated SLS optical path for precise quantification of protein self-association and repulsion (B22 / A2), transforming what was once an expert-only measurement into a routine screening tool • DLS for hydrodynamic size, polyd ispersity, and early aggregation detection Streamlined, open-architecture designFull compatibility...

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Zetasizer Core-5

Gold-standard stability screening across every stage of biologics development Static light scattering (SLS): Colloidal stability and thermal aggregation High-throughput dynamic light scattering (DLS): Aggregation and size screening • Thermal aggregation (Tagg): Monitor Identify thermal aggregation, quantify absolute molecular weight, and map self-association behavior using SLS. The system measures average scattered light intensity to deliver clear, direct insights into colloidal stability, helping you confidently de-risk formulation development and candidate selection. Track hydrodynamic size...

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Zetasizer Core-6

Engineered for confidence at every stage Zetasizer Core comes in two models: Our flagship model combines the colloidal insights of DLS and SLS with the powerful structural data of DSF. Sizing and aggregate measurements are enabled seamlessly across automated thermal ramps, mapping physical particle changes directly to structural unfolding events from DSF. Measure both physical aggregation and thermal stability (unfolding) in a single run. Biotherapeutic pre-formulation screening, early-stage candidate selection, structural biology R&D, and high-throughput profiling where tracking thermal denaturation...

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Zetasizer Core-7

ProteinsAccelerate therapeutic protein developability and formulation decisions. For therapeutic proteins, the Zetasizer Core supports early and confident evaluation of stability, aggregation, and formulation robustness. By screening multiple candidates, buffers, and stress conditions in a scalable, high-throughput plate-based format, scientists can identify promising molecules earlier and significantly reduce the risk of late-stage instability. • Candidate selection & lead optimization: Rank variants early based on robust physical stability profiles. • Early developability assessment: Flag problematic...

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Zetasizer Core-9

Malvern Panalytical provides market-leading, material characterization technologies for the world’s most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories to optimize and accelerate the development of advanced materials. We support our customers through their biggest challenges by uncovering critical insights in material properties. From developing lifesaving vaccines and next-generation therapeutics to advancing clean energy solutions and sustainable industrial processes, we give scientists the confidence to make important decisions that shape the world we live in. We...

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