INTEGRA Biosciences’ has created a video showcasing the features of its VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipettes, including its use by researchers at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Montpellier, France, in studying the dynamics of the latent HIV reservoir and investigating drug-resistant mutations.
Latent HIV reservoirs are one of the main reasons that the disease is so far uncurable, making it impossible for the antiretroviral therapies to completely eradicate the virus. The team in France is working to gain a deeper understanding of the mechanics of the reservoir in order to improve the effectiveness of HIV treatments.
Their workflow requires up to 20 PCR plates to be prepared for each patient sample, as well as loading hundreds of samples into electrophoresis gels for size analysis. The VOYAGER was brought in to speed up these processes. The automated adjustment of tip spacing allows multiple samples to be transferred between different plate formats, from tubes to plates, or from plates to gels in parallel, cutting several hours of work down to just 10-15 minutes.
Visit the INTEGRA Biosciences website to watch the video
