TempestQuotes & Applications
Microdiaphragm powered Backfilling for Mantis & Tempest
One of the defining features of Formulatrix Liquid Handlers is their ability to dispense nanoliter volumes from up to 12 different sources (Tempest) or 6 different sources (Mantis) into any well of a 96/384/1536 plate. Both systems’ have easy to program GUI’s that can calculate and deliver the volumes necessary for a complete dispense. It can also back-fill an entire microplate to any desired volume within seconds.
How it works :
Each pulse from the microdiaphragm chip dispenses a minimum of 100nL. The user defines what solutions are to be added to the plate and then chooses the Backfill function. A desired final volume is then added for each well. The program calculates the volume required and completes the operation.
One of the defining features of Formulatrix Liquid Handlers is their ability to dispense nanoliter volumes from up to 12 different sources (Tempest) or 6 different sources (Mantis) into any well of a 96/384/1536 plate. Both systems’ have easy to program GUI’s that can calculate and deliver the volumes necessary for a complete dispense. It can also back-fill an entire microplate to any desired volume within seconds.
How it works :
Each pulse from the microdiaphragm chip dispenses a minimum of 100nL. The user defines what solutions are to be added to the plate and then chooses the Backfill function. A desired final volume is then added for each well. The program calculates the volume required and completes the operation.
Application:
Design of Experiment.
Previous Method:
Manually or on a BioMek FX.
Improvements:
“The Tempest saves us hours for each DoE that we run. What used to take 3-4 hours on the FX now takes us less than half an hour on the Tempest. The ability to run 12 reagents at a time and the fact that the dead volume is so low makes this instrument invaluable to our department.”
User Comments:
“The Tempest has been a great addition to our lab and has already saved us a ton of time and money. We started off with a beta version of the instrument and the team over at Formulatrix worked extremely hard to incorporate most of our suggestions in the final product. It has been a pleasure working with them.”