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Oct 1, 2007 7:55 am
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Dear Group, I am purchasing a brand new multi-mode plate reader direct from the vendor. Can anyone speculate on a ballpark price range for installation of a ...
Dear all, I have a little problem were I find no answer. I worked with lots of liquid handling devices but actually I am fighting with a Tecan Genesis with...
am looking for a centrifuge that can be setup to work with a simple liquid handling system. The centrifuge needs to hold at least 8, preferrably 12 or 16 tubes...
HI Andreas, Based on the information in your email, it sounds as though this is a relatively simple adjustment of the liquid handling parameters. We will...
Gregory Porter, T-US
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Oct 3, 2007 11:08 pm
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Does anyone make extra long and narrow Biomek FX AP96 200uL tips? I have some deep well blocks that I can't safely go deep enough without lifting the plate up...
Hi Janice, It is always cost effective?to have the vendor install?a barcode reader?even if this additional cost option i.e. few thousand dollars may...
I need to add 5uL each of 5 different liquids, one of which is quite viscous, (total volume 25 uL) to a conical tube, and mix the liquids by pipetting up and...
You can try using one of their shaker ALPS to hold the plate while pipetting, but the syetm has built in security to prevent you from doing that. To bypass...
I need to asperate 5 - 30 uL of WHOLE BLOOD (collected in atube with EDTA anticoagulant) using a metal tip with working fluid and a syringe pump as the driver...
A few thousand dollars for installing a barcode reader is absurd. A well qualified and experienced integrator should be able to do it for less, unless they are...
Hi Ezra, We have presented a couple of conference posters on the 'mixing' topic where a photometric (absorbance) based method is used. The proof of concept was...
We are looking to get away from running a Alpha screen on an invision and go with a more HTS instrument like the Tecan Safire2. Has anyone tried this?...
I am trying to find an effective and fast(<4sec) mixing method of 30-50 ul coctail in the small, open 6mm diameter at the top, conical container with rounded...
Hello! Ed Katz is trying to start up a local IEEE Robotics section and needs the endorsement of IEEE members to prove that there is at least minimal ...
Amer, Thank you for the information. The actual cost quoted by the vendor to install the bar coder integrated with the vendor's software is 9000 dollars. I'm...
Hi Janice If you could let me know offline what your reader is we may be able to help if we have an OVERLORD driver for the reader. As Amer states bar code...
David Ley
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Oct 7, 2007 4:37 am
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Janice, It seems high, but typically the cost of this option?on laboratory instruments?is in a range of $5-10K. Someone (I think?his name was?Ray) suggested...
Hello: We are performing a market study for a company who is shortly releasing a product which will perform high throughout rolling cellular adhesion assays....
Hello, If you take a look at the total cost of ownership over the lifetime of the system - I would take the vendor's barcode scanner. I know it seems that 9K...
Hello all, I been getting great feedback from list members on previous postings so I want to tap into the well of knowledge again... I am trying to setup...
The 250 ul syringes should do the trick. I also found that eliminating all airgaps and slowing down D and Z speeds significantly helps alot. For D I use the...
Hi Helaman, I agree with Olaf, 250 µL syringes should give you lower CVs. The Beckman user forum also contains a lot of information and you usually get...
Xavier Perrodon
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Oct 11, 2007 10:14 pm
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I have just converted over to sulfarhodamine in lieu of fluorescien, couple of benefits, do not need to be concerned with pH and buffering. But I was wondering...
Rhodamine is also far more stable than fluorescein, which degrades quickly in light. I put a bright green tube of fluorescein on the dashboard of my car for a...
G. S. Hudson
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Oct 16, 2007 1:56 am
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Hello, For totally non-contact you could try covaris who have a non-contact high-powered sonicator (I've probably just over-simplified their tech but there ya...
Neil Benn
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Oct 16, 2007 1:56 am
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I don’t know about sulforhodamine, but rhodamine is sticky – try it withsilicone tubing and you will see what I mean Also, you can almost always replace...
ezracolbert@...
Oct 16, 2007 1:57 am
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Boris, you can try dispensing (very) fast to improve the mixing in your well, but beware of splashes and bubbles (which will depend on your labware geometry ...
Xavier Perrodon
xavier.perrodon@...
Oct 16, 2007 1:57 am
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One good thing with fluorescence, is that you can read from the top, with no need to have a clear-bottom plate, which is convenient when you want to validate a...
