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Feb 1, 2003 2:49 pm
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Sorry for putting my few cents into the running discussion. Has anybody thought of using just an Excel file for scheduling the instrumental usage? As all have...
Hello, We use a solution here for compangy wide resource booking of Audio/Visual equipment called MeetingMaker - http://www.meetingmaker.com/home.cfm (I...
Hello, Many years ago when I was at American Cyanamid, we needed a simple calendar for scheduling the use of some lab equipment. What we settled for was a...
Michelle, I have had a similar problem and I used a SWAP arm (Hamilton) to pick up plates form the diving board. The integration was basic, the Swap and ...
We are using MS Outlook with the automation platforms setup as user accounts. Our customers simply send a meeting request to the instrument/platform and the...
Hello! Does anyone have experience in using Pierce's RBS-35 alkaline detergent as a decontamination solution for robotic platforms? I am using a Tecan...
Hello, I'm looking at dispensers capable of pipetting (aspirating and dispensing) non-contact dispensing in the region of 10-1000nl. Below is a list of...
Hello group, Does anyone have a recommendation for a low cost pipette calibration and/or database program to aid in calibrating hand pipettes. It may also...
Huggins, Zachary
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Feb 10, 2003 4:30 pm
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A colleague was recently looking for low volume 96 well plates without any luck. I have not looked myself but was surprised that these were apparently no...
matthew.smicker@...
Feb 10, 2003 5:11 pm
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Neil, Are you interested in bulk dispensing of reagents or mother-daughter compound transfers? Most of the instruments in your list are only useful for bulk...
Michael_Shanler@...
Feb 10, 2003 5:12 pm
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Hi Zachary, I have no experience with this company, but they may be a solution to your query. The name of the company is Artel and their link is: ...
LRIG Community, I don't think Neil and Michael mentioned Boston Innovation's SmartPlate in this context. Their website ( www.bostoninnovation.com ) reports...
John Morin
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Feb 10, 2003 5:29 pm
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Molecular Devices manufactures and sells small volume 96 well plates Catalog number 42-0117. This product was made formerly by LJL BioSystems. The well volume...
Hi there, Can anyone recommend a 384 plate washer for cell-based assays? One key requirement is that the washing is performed gently, so that cells are not...
Dear John: Boston Innovation is installing the first 384-well format SmartPlate system at Boehringer Ingelheim this month. This installation is fully...
Jeffrey A. Karg
jkarg@...
Feb 11, 2003 2:11 pm
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Hello, The washers I would recommend are the Biotek washer (ELx50) and the Tecan PW384. The Biotek washer has sloped tips which run the liquid down the side...
Hi Soren, You may want to look at the Qaudra-Wash 2 from Tomtec. It has the ability to not only control the wash rate but it can also limit the amount of...
Søren, We use a Biotek 405 Select. It is a standard component in our Cell Station - Assay (compact cell assay) system, and it is pretty much a standard in...
Hi Neil, You might also want to have a look at Picoliter's website www.picoliterinc.com. They have a non-contact (acoustic wave) technology that might be of...
Corning does have a line of 96 well low volume plates. We call them 96 well Half Area microplates. They are available in white and black solid and clear...
Hello Ed! We have been using RBS-35 to clean our dispense manifolds for many years, and there have been no ill effects on our equipment. We clean and ...
Soren, We are using the Biotek ELx405 and overall it is a nice instrument. Some of its positive attributes are: -96 well head with an indexing stage for 384...
We are using the Biotek ELx405 for 96 and 384 well plates. The washer is inexpensive, easy to use and has a variety of parameters that can be changed allowing...
Soren, We also have a ELx405. It is a pretty reliable instrument. However, if you needed for high throughput, especially for washing 384, it might be time ...
Hello Ed We use a 20% RBS in tap water to clean our equipment, and we soak our parts for a maximum of 24 hrs with no adverse effects. We haven't used this...
Neil, One more "nanopipettor" instrument for your list: the Nanodrop, just launched by Thermo at LabAutomation 2003. The Nanodrop is an 8-channel device that...
Andrew Farquharson
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Feb 11, 2003 9:13 pm
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Soren, I mean 384 pin instead of 96 pin. I got mixed up with the dispenser manifold. I hope that helped. Chia ... From: Yi Cheng Chia...
