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Jun 1, 2007 8:11 am
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Hi It is possible to automate centrifugation of plates, there are several automatable centrifuges available such as the Thermo Jouan and the V11 units. PAA...
David Ley
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Jun 1, 2007 1:45 pm
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David beat me to the punch. Millipore has a technical note touching on this issue: http://www.millipore.com/publications.nsf/docs/tn048?open&lang=en They...
"In answer to one rhetorical question I do believe that most of what is considered 'robotic' in the pharma world does *not* conform to the ANSI definition. A...
I have seen such workstations with little grippers and so on and I had them in mind when I chose the word 'most'. The existence of combination units does not...
If detergents are a problem you could try mechanical lysis (sonication, etc) or a chaotropic agent (GnHCl) with a lot of mixing as long as your protein assay...
I do not know what exactly is being tried here, but I have just become aware of how extensive magnetic bead separations are being used in protein isolation and...
Mlejnek, Ron
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Jun 4, 2007 7:07 pm
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... Hello, Err, everyone has suggested different method to you!! I've tried exactly the same thing as you and had exactly the same problem with foaming. You...
Neil Benn
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Jun 5, 2007 3:18 am
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Hi, Could anybody tell me please whether Lumox gas-permeable microtiter plates are still available (I think Bellco Glass made these?), and if so, who is...
Oliver de Peyer
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Jun 5, 2007 3:18 am
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I think it misses the point to debate what is a robot, ANSI or otherwise, based on whether it can change end-effectors or pick up reagent bottles. What...
Marlene, Bill and Gary: Midwest LRIG will help you get the "TKO Chapter"started by providing seed funding for initial events and advice on how to set up...
I would have to be adamant and say that if liquid handlers do not conform to the ANSI definition then they are not robots. However as you say, that misses the...
I am not aware of any ANSI guidelines defining what a robot is. I am only aware of their guidelines on robot safety (ANSI/RIA R15.06), performance measurement...
Greetings LRIGers: The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) is devoting the April 2008 issue of their journal (JALA) to the topic of Mammalian Cell...
David, The Robotic Industries Association has a nice mix of articles discussing both pharma and non-pharma lab robotics. A search on "Laboratory" yields 257...
I just taught my two year old son to say "robot" (comes out "rrrrrvop") and I'd hate to have to push him to say "Cartesian liquid handling system" ... For...
I'm sorry, I meant ISO. I don't know who accidentally used ANSI first but it is ISO who provide the definition. But there is a danger in getting into...
I don't think that means we can't use an ezine. What I am trying to do is expand the scope of the LRIG by expanding the meanings of the L and the R in that...
JALA is somewhere between a rigorously peer-reviewed journal and a trade magazine. There have been many, many articles in JALA on robotic applications in labs,...
Some of the mentioned ANSI/RIA guidelines have long become ISO guidelines. As you say, we are haggling over semantics. Regarding an ezine, the JALA covers a...
Well, accessing a centrifuge with a robot is pretty much "old news" in pharma lab automation. Any one of dozen or more vendors here have already successfully...
I would like to check concentration of synthesized nucleic acid in a 96-well format over an OD260 range of 4.0 to 9.0; roughly 10uM at +/-30% for 30 to 80mers....
Hello Ray, I'm not sure what you are saying. Are you saying that JALA is enough so we don't need an ezine? What I am proposing is a kind of sub-activity for...
A couple of questions regarding the stability of reagents sealed in polypropylene 96-well plates using heat seals versus adhesive seals. I am sealing a variety...
Hi I would be grateful if any list users would share their opinions of TTP Labtechs Mosquito. My company is showing interest and I thought I would see what...
Hi Jim, Old news to me too - I did it 11 years ago. But is that relevant? It was just an example. It's the concept I was proposing. If someone does something...
The Mosquito is based on a clever concept - positive displacement using disposable needles dispensed on a reel of tape. Drops are deposited by means of...
Don't you think that is a bit negative? You could say why do LRIG at all - leave it to SBS. They have different roles. The content of my proposed ezine is less...
