Biotek has launched the ELx50 microplate strip washer platform, said to provide a compact three-in-one solution for automating complex washing steps in many 96-well based assays.
These include standard Elisa, biomagnetic bead separation and polystyrene vacuum filtration including the Luminex xMap Multiplex Assay technology.
Other applications include vacuum filter-to-waste for PCR clamp, washing in cell-based assays, and washing protein arrays spotted in microplate wells.
The newest version of the ELx50 automated microplate washer provides a modular three-in-one platform, bridging the gap between manual washing and higher-throughput automated systems.
The ELx50 uses a microprocessor-controlled syringe fluid system for precise control over multiple flow rates.
Each unit features integrated dispense and aspirate pumps.
High-strength biomagnetic separation offers good micrometre and nanometre bead retention in flat-bottom, round-bottom and half-area microplates.
Vacuum filtration is fully adjustable to accommodate a range of polystyrene beads washing with filter-bottom plates including filter-to-waste processing when used with various filter pore sizes and sample viscosities.
