High throughput option for liquid handling system enhances capacity for compound dissolution applications such as compound-to-assay plate creation
TTP LabTech has launched a high throughput option for its Mosquito nanolitre liquid handling system, further enhancing its capacity for compound dissolution applications such as compound-to-assay plate creation using a single step dilution. Mosquito can pipette accurately and reproducibly throughout the 50nl-1.2µl volumetric range producing CVs of <10% at 50nl.
TTP says this, along with its innovative reel of 35,000 micropipettes, has revolutionised ultra-low-volume liquid handling possibilities.
The disposable tips eliminate cross-contamination worries, and working at such small volumes helps to reduce assay costs significantly.
Mosquito HT, the new high throughput option, offers vastly increased walk-away time, making it ideal for sub-cloning plates during compound dissolution in 96, 384 and 1536 plates.
The extended walk-away time is created by the combination of a new deck variant with five SBS plate positions (increased from the standard two-position deck) together with a robotic plate handler and integrated software.
The five-position Mosquito HT can make four copies of a 384 plate in under five minutes, or pool four x 384 plates into a 1536 plate in under 12 minutes.
A Hamilton Swap robotic arm manipulates plates to and from the work surface, allowing Mosquito to run plate-to-plate transfers without intervention for up to 200 plates.
Mosquito's volumetric performance remains excellent throughout.
Visual Basic compatible software provides a standard automation interface to third-party devices, so Mosquito HT can integrate seamlessly with existing instrumentation to simplify and improve the compound dissolution process.
