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Automated Liquid Handling Flexibility beyond Your Imagination

18 Oct 2006

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At last a liquid handler that gives you complete flexibility for your extensive range of scientific applications, without compromising the ease-of-use you demand.

The New Anachem Flexus product line offers you the most flexible, modular pipetting system available. Designed to readily adapt to your changing needs its upgradeability ensures it will keep up with today's ever advancing scientific techniques and offers a unique syringeless pumping system that ensures reduced maintenance and delivers a wide dynamic volume range.

The open architecture of Flexus allows for simple plug'n'play integration of a variety of peripheral devices that enable complete protocols to be automated. From plate readers, washers, incubators and shakers to centrifuges, bar code readers and more, Flexus can take control of your application. Even the most complex protocols can easily be facilitated without user intervention. With removable trays and deck elements you can effortlessly configure new applications with minimal disruption to your workflow.

There is a Flexus platform that can be configured to suit your needs whatever your application focus may be. These packages integrate additional accessories to facilitate particular processes in addition to classical liquid handling. Every application specific platform includes individual software protocols to get you up and generating results as quickly as possible. The platforms can be supplied as 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0 meter base units depending on capacity or throughput required with the option to use 1,2,4,8 probe or 96 head options with either washable or disposable tips.

Whatever application you need to automate the Flexus product line currently offers solutions in the following application areas. Flexus Genome for automating molecular biology, Flexus Assay for automation of plate based techniques such as ELISA, Flexus Crystal for automating Protein Crystallography and Flexus DMPK to save time and effort in Protein Precipitation.

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ELISAEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), also known as enzyme immunoassays (EIA), are used for the detection and quantification of proteins, peptides and antibodies in a sample. ELISA often comes in kit format, with pre-selected antibody pairs to detect specific proteins or biomarkers of diseases such as diabetes and obesity, or cardiovascular and neurological disorders. Detection is made possible with chemiluminescent, fluorescent or colorimetric substrates and detection instruments such as microplate / ELISA readers. Other kits available include: Enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assays for the quantification of protein-producing cells and chemiluminescent immunoassays (CLIA) kits. Find the best ELISA kits and products in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.Lab-on-a-ChipLab-on-a-chip (LOC) technology uses microfluidic chips, such as microarrays, to perform biochemical assays on a small scale. Benefits of lab-on-a-chip include the small volume of sample required as well as the speed of analysis. In selecting lab-on-a-chip devices consider the assay, cost, reliability, sensitivity and signal to noise ratio.IncubatorsLaboratory incubators are used to provide a stable environment to cultivate and store samples in, giving you optimal control of temperature, humidity, oxygen and CO<sub>2</sub> levels. Incubators are necessary equipment for cell culture and microbial research. Control temperature with heated or refrigerated incubators, or the levels of CO<sub>2</sub> and oxygen with CO<sub>2</sub> incubators. Using environmental chambers, create a humid climate for testing samples. Find the best incubators in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.Pipettes and DispensersPipettes and dispensers are essential lab equipment used to dispense measured volumes of liquid accurately. Explore a range of manual and electronic pipettes, including single and multichannel, serological and volumetric pipettes, as well as a range of pipette tips. Bottle-top dispensers are also available for simple and fast solvent dispensing. Find the best pipettes & dispensers in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.Shakers, Stirrers and MixersShakers, stirrers and mixers are used for mixing liquids and solids for laboratory applications. There is a wide range of laboratory mixing equipment available, including magnetic stirrers, orbital shakers, linear shakers, microplate shakers, 3D gyratory rockers, rotators & vortexers. Additional platforms and clamps can also be attached to shakers to increase capacity. Find the best shakers, stirrers and mixers in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.Microplate Readers / DetectorsMicroplate readers are used to automate the detection and analysis of labeled or label-free components in microplates during assays or live-cell monitoring. Microplate readers are generally distinguished by their mode of detection. Types include absorbance, luminescence, fluorescence intensity, fluorescence polarization, TRF / FRET and multimode microplate readers. Microplate readers deliver a high throughput of samples by reading multiple wells simultaneously, with the 96-well format the most commonly used. As a result, microplate readers are often used in the drug discovery, bioassays, research and pharmaceutical industries for screening applications. Microplate loading can also be automated, with robotic microplate stackers to increase throughput. Find the best microplate readers in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.Protein CrystallographyProtein crystallization is the process of crystallizing purified proteins for 3D structure analysis by x-ray crystallography. The main methods of protein crystallization include sitting drop, hanging drop and microbatch. It is important to control parameters such as pH, temperature and concentration. Following crystallization, detectors and software are used for data collection and analysis.

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