Automate Liquid Handling Applications for Volumes from 50nl to 2ml

The Innovadyne Nanodrop Dispenser is a low volume, non-contact, liquid handler, ideal for achieving assay volume reduction. It incorporates a fluid pathway containing no moving parts that provides a robust and lowmaintenance means of delivering reagents without compromising precision or accuracy.

The Nanodrop’s unique, patented combination of classical syringes and micro solenoid valves, both of which are isolated from the sample, largely eliminates cross contamination concerns. It can be configured with 8 or 16 pipetting tips and either a single or two plate stage.

Prevention of cross contamination is a major concern for laboratories utilising automated liquid handling for PCR set-up. Traditionally this application demands the use of disposable tips. However, instruments such as the Nanodrop can be used for these applications when applying good washing techniques to eliminate cross-contamination.

Each dispensing tip is precisely engineered and contains a sapphire insert which guarantees a clean and consistent aperture. Each individual tip also has its own fluid pathway and micro solenoid valve, allowing them to deliver different volumes. In addition, with most Innovadyne motion platforms, half of the tips can reach any sample well of an SBS footprint plate, enabling complex method development and design.

The Nanodrop technology is perfect for a wide range of applications. Most important to the pharmaceutical industry is assay miniaturisation, which can save hundreds of thousands of dollars per year on a single assay. Miniaturisation can also save precious samples, such as those used in protein crystallography. Gilson Inc.