Software

Komet Software for Comet Assay

Komet version 6.0

Helix3 Databases for Review with the Free Andor Database Viewer

Komet 6 has been designed to capture and analyze samples produced using the Comet Assay. This assay permits the quantification of DNA damage and repair in single cell preparations and is applicable to any eukaryotic cell. The assay can be used in both in-vitro and in-vivo testing and has been shown to be a powerful and sensitive predictor of genetic toxicity. Kinetic Imaging first implemented image analysis for the technique in a commercial imaging system in 1991 and since the company was purchased by Andor Technology in 2004, the product continues to be developed.

Komet is quite simply the most advanced and powerful software solution for analysis, data management and presentation of comet assay samples. Over 400 Komet systems have been sold to the world’s leading academic, clinical and contract research laboratories. Komet 5 introduced the use of Databases which store an image of each cell along with its analysis data. The Komet Database Viewer (DBV) is supplied as a freely distributable stand alone to allow scoring review, QA and training, decoding of blind-scored studies and data summary creation for submission to statistical analysis. DBV also allows presentation of results in Dose Response curves and other graphical forms.

Komet 6 is available to suit your requirements:

Systems - Komet 6 is supplied fully integrated with Luca^EM EMCCD cameras and Windows XP workstation. Get out-of-the-box performance and peace of mind at a competitive price point.
Andor Komet WKS EMR – Komet 6.0 and DBV provided with Andor’s unique Luca-R and Windows PC. Luca-R is a Megapixel format, 8μm pixel EMCCD digital camera, which provides high sensitivity detection and “on-chip” amplification for low signal environments.Luca-R is conveniently interfaced to the PC via USB 2.0 and can be used other applications such as FISH and general fluorescence imaging. Request Quote
Andor Komet WKS EMS – Komet 6.0 and DBV provided with Andor’s unique Luca-S and Windows PC. Luca-S is a USB 2.0 VGA format (658x480) 10 um pixel EMCCD digital camera. It offers high sensitivity detection and “on-chip” amplification for low signal applications. Request Quote
Andor Komet Scope R/S - Both the EMR and EMS workstation solutions above can be supplied with a current generation Nikon Eclipse epi-fluorescence microscope as a single source solution from Andor in all markets. In Europe the instrument can be configured optionally on an Olympus, Zeiss or Leica microscope of your preference. Request Quote
Andor Komet 6.0R – Komet and DBV software for installation on a Windows-based PC, which provides imaging, capture, and analysis live from a camera or from a wide range of file formats pre-stored on disk. Please enquire to find out if your camera is supported. Request Quote
Andor Komet 6.0F – Comet analysis from a wide range of file formats pre-stored on disk. “6.0F” assumes the user has another capture system which is used for image acquisitions and includes DBV. Request Quote