Tecan has introduced the Air LiHa (air displacement pipetting arm) for use with Freedom EVO workstations.
The module can be freely combined with other armsm including the Liquid LiHa (liquid displacement pipetting arm) and MultiChannel Arm (MCA) pipetting modules.
According to the company, the Air LiHa uses advanced air displacement technology to offer accurate and reliable pipetting for Freedom EVO 100, 150 and 200 platforms.
This, it believes, provides greater convenience and lower maintenance requirements for applications using disposable tips by eliminating the need for system liquids.
Available with four or eight pipetting channels, the Air LiHa offers a broad volume range from 0.5 to 1000 µl per channel.
Each pipetting channel has a user exchangeable inline filter to prevent liquid being drawn into the pipetting head which, combined with permanent pressure monitoring through Freedom EVOware.
Other features include:
- Free dispense down to 0.5µl possible
- Available with four or eight individual pipetting channels
- Independent z-axis movement and symmetrically variable tip spacing from 9 to 38 mm
- User exchangeable inline filter prevents liquid being drawn into the pipetting channel
