LM5 Lactate Analyser

A premium, world class system, Analox Analysers offer unparalleled analytical performance and versatility to assist the scientific research markets. The Analox LM5 Analyser is an ultra-fast stand alone system for lactate analysis in plasma and other fluids. The system offers exceptional precision and accuracy and is used in a variety of applications and fields. 

Contact us to find out how the LM5 can assist with your lactate related testing or for a quote. We also manufacture a range of reagents, kits and standards for use with the LM5 to ensure effective, reliable and reproducible results.

Application Areas

Area	Example Topics
Clinical Pathology	Researching sepsis causes, progression and processes
Sports Science	Using blood lactate levels as a marker for training intensity in a wide variety of sports Studying the effects of exercise on the body Studying the effectiveness of post exercise recovery aids Analysing the effects of conditions and environment on physical performance
Agricultural & Veterinary	As a marker of the presence and severity of tissue hypoperfusion In diagnosing cavitary effusions
Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Analyses	Process control in biotechnology (production of lactic acid) Developing drugs for sepsis
Food & Beverage Analyses	As a marker for spoilage in eggs, milk, tinned fruits and vegetables Monitoring malolactic fermentation in wine (Oenology) Improving the flavour and stability of foods

Operation

After calibration with a standard of the selected metabolite, the single injection of sample is all that is needed to obtain a result and prepare the analyser for the next analysis.

Sample injection via an accurate positive displacement pipette triggers the complete analytical cycle and a hard-copy result is printed within 25 seconds.

Order Number

Analox-LM5

Analytes

Lactate

Specification

Instrument Specification

Method	Enzymatic oxygen-rate
Sensor	Clark-type amperometric oxygen electrode
Reaction Temp.	30°C
Display	32 character backlit LCD
Printer	Thermal Printer
Statistics	Sequential, giving mean, S.D and C.V.
Interface	Serial data port
Power	100-250VAC, 50-60Hz, in to Power Supply and 12V , 3.3A DC out
Dimensions	23cm(width) x 29cm(depth) x 15cm(height)
Weight	3.8Kg (Portable, 6Kg)

Notes:

Analytical Perfomance

	Precision	Accuracy (Method Comparisons)	Linearity
Lactate	C.V. of 2 % @ 2.5 mmol/L	Method comparison for whole blood vs YSI 23L: y (Analox) = 0.98x + 0.055 mmol/L, r = 0.9991, n = 56	10 mmol/L (ca. 90 mg/dl) for 7 µl samples

Citations

2018

Acute effect of different normobaric hypoxic conditions on shuttle repeated sprint performance in futsal players
Pattarawut Khaosanit, Michael J. Hamlin, Kenneth S. Graham, Wanchai Boonrod 
Journal of Physical Education and Sport (JPES), 18(1), Art 27 2018 pp. 210 - 216

2016

The impact of short duration, high intensity exercise on cardiac troponin release
Keith P George, Marie Clare Grant, Bruce Davies, Julien S. Baker 
Clinical Phisiology and Functional Imaging Volume 36, Issue 4, July 2016, pp 281-285 

2014

The Effect of Prior Upper Body Exercise on Subsequent Wingate Performance
Marie Clare Grant, Robert Robergs, Marianne Findlay Baird and Julien S. Baker 
Biomed Research International Volume 2014, Article ID 329328 

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation: No Enhancement of Recovery From Maximal Exercise
John K. Malone, Catherine Blake, Brian Caulfield 
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance 9 (5) 2014 pp 791-797 

RPE-Derived Work Rates Can Be Accurately Produced without External Feedback or Reference to the RPE Scale
Alexis R. Mauger, Tabo Huntley, Iain M. Fletcher 
Perceptual and Motor Skills Vol 118, Issue 2, 2014

To view the full list of Analox LM5 Lactate Analyser Citations click here.

Testimonial

"I have used the LM5 Lactate Analyser in past research of whole blood, plasma, or serum lactate levels during changing metabolic demand, such as during exercise or hypoxic exposures. I always found this analyser to be cost effective, time efficient, and irreplaceable in circumstances where immediate blood lactate results are needed to ascertain cellular or systemic responses to altered muscle metabolic demand. This is especially important in field research where and when you do not have the resources or capacity to adequately process and store human samples for latter analyses. This instrument should be in every exercise, sports and basic science physiologist’s laboratory arsenal of equipment."

Robert A. Robergs, Professor of Exercise Physiology & Biochemistry School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia