M. Gary Miertschin, LiCONiC Software allows this function. You can control the unit by scanning a list of barcodes to retrieve plates or import an Excel...
The Laboratory Robotics Interest Group Discussion Group is for comments or questions about Laboratory Robotics and Automation. You receive messages posted to...
lrig-discussion@yahoo...
Sep 2, 2006 9:58 am
5309
Dear Gary, Cytomat units can be used as stand-alone equipment. Part of every delivery (so, no additional costs) is an installation and service software package...
Hi everyone, I am looking for adhesive plate seals compatible for cell culture (CO2 able to pass through) but with pore less than 5-10um (we have cells and ...
Thierry CHRISTOPHE
thierry.christophe@...
Sep 5, 2006 5:05 pm
5311
Dear Thierry NUNC have a Rayon Sealing Tape Gas and vapor permeable Item number 241205. It can be found at http://www.nuncbrand.com/page/en/203.aspx or...
Hi Gary, If you need to keep an inventory of the plates and where they are located for easy removal, OVERLORD Instrument offers all these functions at a VERY ...
MJCatPAA@...
Sep 6, 2006 3:04 pm
5313
Have you considered using the Psion portable terminals? I have managed the design of several systems in chemically challenging environment, and the Psion...
Pierre Monnet - LRIG
pierre.monnet@...
Sep 7, 2006 3:27 pm
5314
Hi, I'm looking for ideas on how to automate the loading and unloading of a vacuum oven. - The "product" to be loaded and unloaded is about 270 x 115 x 95 mm -...
I have been using an Otter box enclosure and Zeus Pro from Kronos Robotics with my pocket PC for a while now and found it a very economical and usefull system...
Adrian: Heraeus>Kendro>Thermo used to have such a product used in the electronics industry. Perhaps your Thermo automation rep can steer you towards who is ...
Randy Engler
randy@...
Sep 7, 2006 7:05 pm
5317
Does anyone have any suggestions for a liquid type that can simulate serum for aspirating/dispensing with a liquid handler? In one case, I've heard that a...
Keith, Why not just use some serum? You can order mouse or calf serum from most of the suppliers. The difficulty is really the complexity of serum, a large...
Dear All, Does anybody knows how long approximately the review process in these journals? please help me: 1. Elsevier: Robotic and Autonomous Systems 2....
Hello, Some time ago, I saw a protocol using tip washing rather than tip changing for PCR reactions. From what I vaguely remember it included washing the tips...
Hi everyone: Can someone here give me a general idea of price range of a flow cytometer? Thanks. JW __________________________________________________ Do You...
One of the companies at LabAutomation 2006 was http://www.cerionx.com/ who have a plasma cleaning system. This can be added to any robot, or it might be...
Keith, My recollection is that the viscosity of serum does not differ significantly from water. When serum is poured, it gives the appearance of being viscous,...
Hello! We are planning to apply argon gas to our DMSO samples. The DMSO samples are stored in 0.5mL Matrix tubes with seal caps. Can anyone recommend a brand...
Hi We offer an ultrasonic wash station that can be fitted to any pipetting station, and will give similar carryover rates to disposable tips. If you are...
David Ley
david.ley@...
Sep 19, 2006 2:22 pm
5327
Hi, Check Popper and sons www.popperandsons.com They make custom or OEM coaxial needles, some samples might be available to test. Regards Amer El-Hage ...
Hi Neil I think the reference you are after is this: "Mardis, E.R., Weinstock, L., Simonyan, A., and Stanchfield, J.E. 1997. M13 DNA preparations for a large...
I am just curious, given the cost of argon, why not use dry nitrogen? Kevin Olsen Chemistry and Biochemistry Support Staff Montclair State University ...
Neil, Although I have no journal reference readily available to offer support for the use of dilute bleach for 'PCR reactions', in practice, we have seen...
Does anyone know of any automated platform that can handle either 3456-well or 6144-well plates? Who are the main manufacturers of 6144-well plates?...
... Hello, There are two reasons that I know of: Argon is heavier than air, nitrogen will be roughly about the same (air is 78% nitrogen) so it stays in the...
We manufacture the Phoenix which can dispense & aspirate volumes as low as 100 nanoliters into 3456 plates using our 384 syringe head. We have never tried the...
Art Robbins
art@...
Sep 20, 2006 8:17 pm
5334
Matrix Technologies offers the PlateMate 2x2 system which can be used with 3456-well plates. Please visit our website to learn more about the PlateMate 2x2 at...
I've been asked to set up automated filling of 100x20mm petri dishs. I'm used to plastic rectangles, not circles. Any ideas? Is anyone doing this in the...
Michael_Shanler@...
Sep 21, 2006 6:13 pm
5336
Hi Mike, This question takes me back to my early days as a food microbiologist. We used to use automated agar dispensers routinely and as far as I remember...
