Due for official launch at the forthcoming Drug Discovery meeting in Boston, USA, is a new purpose built low-volume liquid dispensing system
Due for official launch at the forthcoming Drug Discovery meeting in Boston, USA, Aliquot from Genetix is a new purpose built low-volume liquid dispensing system.
With its versatility, fast dispense action, backfilling facility and optional microplate stacker, Aliquot is the complete solution to low-volume dispensing needs.
Aliquot is the perfect choice for automated dispensing of reagents, chemicals, reaction mixes and medium in the 0.5-10ul range.
With Aliquot, all low-volume dispensing needs are met in one instrument.
Aliquot allows you to precisely dispense into 96-, 384- and 1536-well microplates including Genetix low profile, standard height and deep-well microplates.
A range of interchangeable reagent reservoirs, ranging from 60ml to 2 litres in volume, are available to suit the requirements of each individual dispensing run and reagent.
Furthermore, Aliquot is compatible with aqueous and DMSO-based solutions and is programmable for liquids of different viscosities.
This versatile system is small enough to fit into a laminar flow cabinet for sterile dispensing application, and can be controlled remotely using an RS232 port.
A proprietary fast pressure-timing dispense mechanism allows Aliquot to fill a 384-well plate with 1ul in under 20 seconds with a well-to-well CV of 5% - a level of accuracy unsurpassed by any other instrument in this price bracket.
To conserve precious reagents that remain in the manifold and tubing at the end of a run a backfilling function flushes unused reagent back into the reservoir bottle for future use.
Where a large number of plates are to be handled, an optional microplate stacker can be fitted to Aliquot facilitating the convenience of true walkaway automated operation.
Up to 40 Genetix low-profile microplates can be loaded into the stacker and filled quickly and accurately without user interaction.
For longer runs where fluctuations in laboratory temperature may occur, Aliquot offers the facility to monitor temperature and make constant correcting adjustments to ensure accuracy.
