Agilent Automation has released a version of its Biocel System that allows labs to fully automate cell-based Elisa procedures, thereby reducing contamination, labour costs and the risk of human error.
The handling of cells in automated systems requires smooth and reliable operation and specialised equipment.
Agilent designed this Biocel System to dispense cells into microplates and perform a series of alternating incubations and reagent additions.
Automated control of intermediate plate batches, cell-medium removal and absorbance detection also formed part of the process.
The Biocel System is ideally suited to this complex assay format due to its powerful dynamic scheduling software, flexible liquid-handling options and the ability to simply integrate third-party instruments.
The Biocel System can integrate an Agilent Vertical Pipetting Station, multiple labware stackers, plate washer, CO2 incubator and microplate absorbance reader.
It can provide unattended automation of approximately 500 plates per run in a three-day experiment.
Cells can be plated and stored at a rate of one minute per plate.
The Agilent Biocel System automates any microplate-based protocol, providing maximum walk-away time and throughput, in the most compact design.
Biocel modular cells can be tailored to individual needs.
Agilent VWorks software operates the Biocel systems.
