Care and Use information

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16 Channel reservoir: ‘ uChannel16Τ ‘

This is a low volume reservoir for use with various automated liquid handlers and manual laboratory use. Tip touching can be performed to the front to minimize ectotip residuals. Biomek 2000 / FX compatible. It is Multimek position 5 friendly.

Automated Use:

Define the reservoir using the respective software utilities for your Liquid handler.

To do this refer to the following dimensions. *Tip: the well access locations , Length and width dimensions are the same as a standard 384 well microplate.

Dimensions:

  1. Height: ……….. 24.1 mm
  2. Max trough Depth:……….. 20.80mm
  3. X wide: ……………………... 127.22mm
  4. Y narrow: ………………….. 85.26mm
  5. 1st row to -X edge: …………… 14.25mm (384well plate locations)
  6. 1st -Y edge: …………….11.32mm

Specifications:

Material: ……………………. PolyPropylene

Channels……………………. 16 columns

Channel capacity………….. 7.5 ml per Channel

Minimum wetting………….. 50ul per Channel*

Operation:

For the best operational performance, the reservoir base must remain as flat and level as possible. Foil and wax seals can be utilized to reduce evaporation

Clean-up

Chemical Sterilization: Use of most commonly available disinfectants can be used. Avoid prolonged exposure to the more aggressive disinfectants to avoid any surface cracking. Autoclaving: Not recommended due to thin walls. Rinse clean in DI water prior to periods of autoclaving. 121° C / 15 psi. Cycle length of 15 minutes max. initial duration. The cycle period varies according to the type of chemical / material exposure. Proper periods can only be determined with experience. All plastic components have a limited lifetime. *Depends on sample surface tension and viscosity.