Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the Thermo Scientific eight-channel decapper for hand-held capping and decapping of multiple tubes in a 96-well microplate footprint.
With the ability to remove and replace screw caps, the instrument can eliminate the chance of repetitive strain injury (RSI) caused by manual capping and decapping.
This hand-held decapper is suitable for any laboratory requiring fast, uniform capping that doesn't necessitate a fully automated system.
In combination with a multichannel pipette, sample processing is streamlined to increase efficiency.
The Thermo Scientific eight-channel decapper is capable of uncapping a column of eight screw-top tubes in four seconds.
The caps are tightened uniformly and at the optimal torque to prevent any spills or leakages, to maintain sample integrity and to avoid sample loss during cryogenic storage and freeze-thaw cycles.
As a mid-point between manual and automated capping, the hand-held Thermo Scientific eight-channel decapper enables laboratories to decap only a single column as needed and to improve efficiency without investing in capital equipment.
