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Oct 1, 2004 11:01 am
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Hello! We are currently experiencing quite an amount of condense on inside of the PVC film covering MTP's. The current solvents used in our assays are all very...
Hi Peter, The quickest and simplest way is to try to use other type of films. The different film materials, thickness and processes make them quite different...
Hi Peter, if the amount of condense (drops) are big enough centrifugation of the plates is worth to try prior reading. Spin them down for 2 minutes at the ...
Matthias Schick
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Oct 4, 2004 5:51 pm
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Hi Amer El-Hage! Thank you very much for your reply. Do you have any specific suggestions for equipment which can solve the problem by warming up the plate? ...
PETER, If the solvent is water based one could use a seal with an adhesive that is hydrophobic. If you are reading in the visible range if that does not work ...
Bob McCafferty
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Oct 4, 2004 5:52 pm
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Hi Andy your friend could check out our cellular imaging system. It is a fully automated imager with environmental control for imaging live- cell imaging....
Hi Greg, Check out Thermo Solo (I think it is less than $1K) so I am not sure it has two heating pads. You need one with a top heating pad that can be run...
Hi all, I am looking at getting a Packard Multiprobe II. Does anyone have any user experience with these? Anything to look out for? The fact that it is 4...
Hi Thanks, What do you mean with easy? Powder dispensing is not so trivial. If you ever have done this in the mg-range at summertime (humid) or wintertime ...
Try Autodose based in Switzerland, they have offices in the US....
Randy Engler
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Oct 6, 2004 1:33 am
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I'm looking for a low profile sonicator that I can use on one a robotics platform. Can anyone recommend a vendor with a low profile design that doesn't exceed...
Troy Tremaine
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Oct 6, 2004 3:34 am
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Troy, Tomtec has an ultrasonic bath for tip cleaning that is about 2 inches high. The link is below. http://www.tomtec.com/Pages/Ultrasonic.html Troy Smith ...
Ian, I used the MP II a few years back and it was a nice little machine. The 4 probes are a rate limiting steps and the small deck is in my mind also limited...
Hi, They could check a company called Innovatis, they have an automated microscope with digital camera to look and 'counts' cells in plates and / or flasks. ...
I have experience with the Zinsser Redi system. It's effective as long as you have free flowing powders, if your solids are variable in their consistency you'd...
Cooke, Simon
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Oct 6, 2004 2:12 pm
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Hello, I've just seen a square welled 96 plate from IMM : http://www.molecular-machines.com/homepage.php?start=produkte Cheers, Neil -- Neil Benn Senior...
As a great number of philosophers have pointed out, there is no such thing as a free lunch, and as other respondents have reminded us, there is no such thing...
Ian, I've been using a MP II for the past couple of years and am generally satisfied with its performance. We have an 8 tip version with the extended deck and...
GRAY (James Gray)
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Oct 6, 2004 4:19 pm
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Dear LRIG community, I was wondering if anybody out there has collected some experience with plasma cleaning e.g. that of TipCharger from...
... Hello, That looks interesting - I'm working opposite an academic biophysics group - I'll ask around there to see if anyone has any thoughts on it. Cheers, ...
Hi All, I'm wondering if anyone out there has experience using prepSFC (Supercritical Fluid Chromatography) technology. We are currently working on a project...
As you pointed out, when dealing with a large number of different powders, the best solution is to fit each powder bottle with a dispensing cap containing the...
Hello, This article may be of interest to the techie minded of you : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/08/cyber_threats_menace_factories/ Cheers, Neil -- ...
Try out www.powder-dispensing.com or www.feststoffdosierung.de for a simple and efficient powder dispensing technology without any auger feeding mechanism. We...
Hi all, I'm looking for an automation platform to prepare standards and QC's for bioanalytical assays. If anyone already has the process automated, please let...