Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy,Linkam Scientific Instruments, in response to user input have released new system control and imaging processing software - LINK.
收听用户反馈后，Linkam创建了新的链接软件，其智能用户界面为其温度控制的显微镜阶段提供了实用，直观的系统体验。方便且可靠的软件对科学界至关重要，链接现在提供了这一点。
从one central interface, it is possible to control and monitor the different physical parameters for Linkam stages. These include temperature, humidity, shear mode, tensile force and vacuum (depending on stage type and sensors fitted).
LINK can be programmed with up to 100 ramps making it easy for even complex experiments to be run. Furthermore, the new five-point calibration ensures accuracy and precision in data collection. With the additional imaging module options, users can also see how their samples change in correlation to a controlled manipulation.
LINK supports the Linkam T95 controllers with both USB 2 and RS232 connections.
Varying the environmental conditions of a sample can drastically change its physical properties. Proteins denature and polymers melt with heat; plastics tear when under tensile force and many other materials may release volatiles, oxidise, change colour or change shape.
可以通过新的成像和扩展测量模块快速，轻松地分析此类视觉变化。可以对链接进行编程，以定期进行示例图片，并在设置简单的校准后，可以测量区域，距离和角度，并直接注释到图像上。
其他可选的模块包括TASC和21CFR11。TASC（通过结构表征进行热分析）是一种与Cyversa的Mike Reading教授合作开发的新图像分析技术。
TASC tracks changes in surface structure. The technique is highly sensitive to glass and melt transitions and, unlike traditional DSC, it is possible to analyse different parts of the same sample to identify inhomogeneities. TASC can be combined with any Linkam thermal stage, in effect creating a modular thermal analysis system.
21CFR11是美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）关于电子记录和电子签名（ERES）的一部分。通过支持访问控制，用户级别管理和数据的审核跟踪，添加21CFR11模块为链接添加了合规性。并保证电子记录的可靠性。
To learn more about Linkam and their approach to the development of temperature stages to address multiple applications challenges, please visitwww.linkam.co.uk.