Multipurpose Liquid Handling Instrument

Integra has announced VIAFILL™ - a ground breaking new product that delivers high performance bulk reagent dispensing, multichannel pipetting and microplate washing capabilities all from a single multipurpose instrument.

A choice of different tubing sets allow the user to quickly change between these three operation modes making VIAFILL a uniquely versatile tool for laboratories which perform a range of different applications including reagent or media dispensing, cell seeding, plate washing or serial dilutions.

Operating as a bulk reagent dispenser - the VIAFILL uses a choice of dispensing tube sets to enable accurate and rapid reagent addition in volumes ranging from 0.5μl to 10ml into 6-, 12-, 24-, 48-, 96-, 384- and 1536-well plates. A unique 16-channel tubing set is available to enable the productive filling of 384- and 1536-  well plates. All Dispensing Tubing Sets are sold pre-sterilised and are autoclavable enabling them to be re-used for further experiments. The addition of a Plate Stacker module allows unattended operation of the VIAFILL further increasing reagent  dispensing productivity and throughput.

With GripTip™ Kits the VIAFILL can be used as an automated multichannel pipettor. In this operating mode - reagents are aspirated from a reagent reservoir directly into the pipette tips instead of being pumped through the entire tubing set.