Freezing Point Osmometers
Explore our range of freezing point osmometers. Our instruments are designed for accuracy, reliability, and ease of use across clinical, pharmaceutical, research, and industrial applications. Find the right osmometer for your lab's needs.
Osmomat® Freezing Point Osmometers
Osmomat® FreezePoint
Osmomat® FreezePoint
Gonotec® Osmomat®
Gonotec® Osmomat®
FreezePoint® Freezing Osmometer
FPO performs rapid measurements (60 s/sample), is simple to use, requires small volumes of the sample (15-0 µL), and is ideal for testing dilute solutions.
- Ideal for: applications, where measuring the osmolality of aqueous solutions with viscosity close to that of water is required.
- Offers good comparability with results from other laboratories as this measurement method is more commonly used. There is a preference for freezing point depression osmometers in clinical guidelines and standards, as these osmometers provide reliable measurements for solutions commonly encountered in clinical settings.
- Effective in a variety of research applications, particularly when testing complex solutions.
These are the most commonly recommended applications, though its use is not restricted to these areas.
Considerations:
- Insoluble particulates in the tested solution may create nucleation points, leading to premature freezing and less accurate results.
- Not suitable for highly viscous samples. "Delayed" crystallization can cause seemingly elevated readings, often due to high concentrations or increased viscosity of the solution.
- Coagulation and surface effects may lead to uneven solute dispersion within the solution, resulting in readings that are unexpectedly high or low.
- Measuring principle is limited by solutes which inhibit ice crystal formation or induce pre-freezing by nucleating crystal formation.