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Equipment Catalog
Automated liquid handling workbench
The automated liquid handling is an interconnected cluster of robotic instrumentation, driven by a customized Tecan Fluent 1080, with the goal of automated sample synthesis and characterization. The workbench has three robotic arms, specifically an 8 channel Air Flexible Channel Arm for disposable tip handling, an 8 channel Liquid Flexible Channel Arm with fixed tips for up to 5 mL liquid handling (capable of positive pressure), and a robotic gripper arm with three finger options (eccentric, center, and tube grippers). Connected instrumentation includes:
- Plate centrifuge – Hettich Rotanta 460 Robotic, Refrigerated, Max RCF: ~6,500
- Tube centrifuge – Mikro 220 Robotic, air-cooling, Max RCF: ~18,500
- TE-Chrom segment – batch elution or fraction collection. Suitable for applications such as bioprocessing, method development, condition screening, resin screening, step gradient elution, sample prep for mass spec,binding studies, sample concentration and PAT.
- Tilting Carrier
- Barcode readers for sample tracking
- Coastal Genomics Lightbench — the ability to accomplish gel size selection, fragment analysis and solution-based fluorescence assays
- Automated tube decapper
- 4 on-deck thermocyclers
- 2 thermoshakers—temperature control from 4oC to 70oC
- Heating/cooling block – 4oC to 110oC
- Vortexer
- Vial gripper
- Tecan Spark Plate reader
- Not physically linked, but available for automated imaging: Cytation 5 imaging plate reader, possessing bright-field, fluorescence, and phase-contrast imaging alongside UV/Vis spectroscopy and fluorescence measurements.
Manufacturer: Tecan