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News Release from: Labtech International | Subject: ELx50 filter microplate washer
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 11 December 2007
Microplate washer range is expanded
Labtech International has announced the expansion of the popular ELx50 microplate washer range with the launch of the ELx50 filter microplate washer (FMW) from BioTek instruments
Based on the proven technology of BioTek's automated eight-channel ELx50 strip washer with over 7000 instruments sold, the ELx50 FMW features a syringe drive fluid-delivery system with an automated vacuum filtration solution for unattended processing of 96-well filter bottom plates Unlike solid bottom microplates, filter microplates must be aspirated from below instead of above to maintain the integrity of free-floating or loosely adherent materials within the microplate wells
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 19 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Manual methods to wash filter microplates, including vacuum manifolds, are often inconsistent and cannot be adjusted to accommodate different fluid viscosities.
The ELx50 FMW automates the process for consistent wash performance with improved %CVs.
Its unique aspiration carrier may be adjusted for optimal performance with a variety of filter pore sizes from 0.45um to 1.2um, fluid viscosities and plate designs.
These features are important during vacuum filtration-to-waste processes such as PCR cleanup after DNA amplification, and especially valuable when using multiplex microsphere assay technology.
"Interest in multiplex bead assay platforms using filter microplates, such as the Luminex xMAP technology, is growing because these assays provide increased throughput in higher density formats with a high degree of accuracy and reproducibility," remarked Jason Greene, BioTek product manager.
"The ELx50 FMW is paramount to this assay format, providing critical levels of accuracy, reproducibility and convenience that just aren't possible with manual wash methods".
Additionally, the ELx50 FMW's modular platform allows for programmable and automated processing of standard solid bottom microplates used in many traditional Elisa and cell-based assays.
The ELx50 FMW will be made available by Labtech International through it's in-lab demo programme.
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