BRAND’s ‘Liquid Handling Station flow’ pipetting robot enables users to set up a small cleanroom inside their lab.
Pipetting liquids without introducing foreign particles or microorganisms is a core task at many laboratories when preparing samples, packaging media and buffers, or performing microbiological analyses using non-pathogenic microorganisms.
The FlowBox of the Liquid Handling Station flow provides cleanroom conditions at the workbench. The HEPA filter (HEPA 14 according to DIN EN 1822), cleans the intake air, then directs it horizontally in a laminar flow across the workplaces inside the Liquid Handling Station. With the door closed, the air inside the cabinet is replaced around 260 times per hour (at a volume flow rate of 22 m3/h), and exits through special openings in the front door. The system meets cleanroom requirements of ISO 14 644-1 (Class 5) and GMP Annex 1 (Class A) in the work area and thus protects the samples from airborne contamination.
In addition, the software performs a three-minute air flushing routine before starting the pipetting process, leaving no measurable particles (particle sizes 0.5 μm, 0.7 μm, 1.0 μm, 3 μm, and 5 μm), inside the cabinet. During the pipetting procedure, the air flow is controlled automatically and increases to 29 m3/h when the front door is opened, preventing unfiltered air from entering the workplace of the Liquid Handling Station.
BRAND offers a free Method Check for the Liquid Station flow. As part of this, the company will provide users with the Liquid Handling Station flow pipetting system on a free-of-charge two week validation period.
Request your free Method Check at info-alh@brand.de. For further information visit www.brand.de/pipettingrobot.
