Made to order
- TURBISOFT — free license multi-user software with free updates
- Install + training on-site setup and a stability method on your sample
Microtrac TURBISCAN LAB Dispersion Stability Analyzer
Physical stability of emulsions, suspensions and foams measured on the native sample — up to 1,000× faster than visual observation, 0.0001–95 % v/v, no dilution.
- Sedimentation, creaming, flocculation and coalescence detected and quantified
- One-click Turbiscan Stability Index · room temperature to 60 °C
- Installation and on-site training included · free test analysis of your sample
- Configured to order · lead time from 4 weeks
What your formulation lab actually checks
Real stability, no dilution
SMLS scans transmission and backscatter along the sample height to detect sedimentation, creaming and flocculation up to 1,000× faster than the eye — on native dispersions up to 95% concentration, no dilution or stress. The Turbiscan Stability Index turns each scan into an objective, rankable number and predicts shelf-life.
An applications engineer on the line
- TURBISCAN LAB — one measurement position, 880 nm light source, transmission and backscattering detectors, temperature-controlled cell up to 60 °C
- TURBISOFT software — free license on multiple computers, free updates
- Calibration standards with a guided check-up procedure, supplied with every TURBISCAN
- Vials: standard 20 mL, small-volume 4 mL with adapter (from 2 mL), coring vials, on-demand adapters
- TURBISIZE software for particle size and migration-speed distribution (ISO 13317)
- Installation and on-site operator training — included in every quotation
What the TURBISCAN LAB is
The TURBISCAN LAB is a benchtop stability analyzer from Microtrac built on Static Multiple Light Scattering (SMLS). A near-infrared light source at 880 nm scans the vial from bottom to top, and two synchronized detectors record transmitted light at 0° for clear samples and backscattered light at 135° for opaque ones, every 20 µm along the height. The scans are repeated over time. If particles or droplets migrate, the signal changes locally at the bottom or the top; if they grow by flocculation or coalescence, it changes along the whole height. The sample is read as it is, in its own vial: no dilution, no pumping and nothing that alters the dispersion you are trying to judge.
Specifications
| Measuring principle | Static Multiple Light Scattering (SMLS) |
| Light source | near-infrared, 880 nm |
| Detection | transmission at 0° · backscattering at 135° |
| Acquisition scan step | 20 µm along the sample height |
| Measured size range | 10 nm – 1 mm |
| Sample concentration | 0.0001 – 95 % v/v |
| Sample volume | 2 – 20 mL |
| Number of samples | 1 |
| Temperature range | room temperature to 60 °C |
| Reproducibility / repeatability | ±0.05 % / 0.05 % on latex standards |
| Sample recognition | barcode reader |
| Standards | ISO/TR 13097:2013, ISO/TR 18811:2018, ISO 13317-3:2001, ISO/TS 22107:2021, ISO/TS 21357:2022 |
| Software | TURBISOFT, free license |
| Dimensions | 26 × 28 × 25 cm (10.2 × 11.0 × 9.8 in) |
| Weight | 8 kg (17.6 lb) |
| CE certified | yes |
| Installation and training | on site, included in every quotation |
| Lead time | from 4 weeks, depending on configuration |
Download: TURBISCAN LAB datasheet (PDF) · TURBISCAN range brochure (PDF)
What it tells you about a dispersion
The scans show where and how the sample changes, and TURBISOFT turns that into numbers:
| Change at the bottom | sedimentation, with its migration rate |
| Change at the top | creaming of an emulsion |
| Change along the whole height | particle size increase: flocculation, coalescence, aggregation |
| TSI | Turbiscan Stability Index — all variations along the height summed into one number; the higher the TSI, the lower the stability |
| Kinetics and size | migration velocity, mean particle size evolution, phase separation thickness; size distribution with TURBISIZE (ISO 13317) |
The TSI is computed in one click, without any data input, so formulas, trials and batches are ranked by operator-independent numbers instead of a pass or fail at the jar. That is what you need to fine-tune the dose of a surfactant or stabilizer for a target shelf life.
A video of the destabilization can be reconstructed from the scans and compared for up to six samples.
Three ways to hold the sample
Where the TURBISCAN LAB stops — and what to take instead
The TURBISCAN LAB measures one sample at a time, from room temperature to 60 °C. It measures physical stability — migration, aggregation, phase separation — and does not measure surface charge. When you need to know the charge that keeps a dispersion stable, the STABINO ZETA measures zeta potential with pH, polyelectrolyte and salt titration, and the NANOTRAC WAVE II measures nanoparticle size and zeta potential by dynamic light scattering.
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What usually stops people — and the honest answer
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| Brand | Microtrac |
| Acquisition scan step | 20 µm |
| Certification | CE |
| Dimensions | 10.24 x 11.02 x 9.84 in / 260 х 280 х 250 mm |
| Standards | ISO/TR 13097:2013, ISO/TR 18811:2018, ISO 13317-3:2001, ISO/TS 22107:2021, ISO/TS 21357:2022 |
| Measured size range | 10 nm - 1 mm |
| Measuring Principle | Static Multiple Light Scattering (SMLS) |
| Number of Samples | 1 |
| Reproducibility | 0.05% |
| Sample concentration | 0.0001 - 95% |
| Software | Turbisoft - Free license |
| Temperature range | RT - 60°C |
| Weight | 2 - 20 mL, 8 kg |
We run this lab daily. Send a sample.
Send us a powder sample and we'll run PSD and morphology on the actual instrument, then share the data and method — so you see repeatability before you buy. We can also run analysis as a service while you evaluate.
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Common questions
Don't see yours? Email [email protected] — NDA on request, typical reply within 4 hours.
What does the TURBISCAN LAB measure?
How does Static Multiple Light Scattering work?
Do I need to dilute the sample?
How much faster is it than visual observation?
What particle sizes and samples can it handle?
What is the Turbiscan Stability Index (TSI)?
Can it measure battery electrode slurries?
How much does a TURBISCAN LAB cost?
Can I test my dispersion before buying?
What is the lead time, and what comes with the TURBISCAN LAB?
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