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VERSA Mini LLE/SPE Workstation

Aurora Biomed
3 Feb 2009
Michael Norris
Marketing / Sales

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Aurora has created a small automated liquid handling workstation designed to perform all stages of SPE and/or LLE from sample addition (utilizing disposable tips) to final analyte isolation with high precision, throughput and accuracy.

In LLE mode the system allows bulk addition (via reagent drop) of organic /aqueous reagents and aspiration of desired phases. In SPE the positive pressure feature allows for fast washing and separation of the analyte from the solid phase. The deck has a vortex shaker and heating /cooling blocks can be added. The system works with different sized vials, tubes, columns and plates.

A hot application is quantifying circulating levels of 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D given its importance for diagnosis of intestinal malabsorption and vitamin D deficiency or intoxication in humans. Vitamin D isoforms must be extracted using partitioning chromatography. The VERSA Mini LLE is suited for this and many other applications including metanephrine and β-carotene extraction.

For more information contact:

For North American Sales:

Aurora Biomed Inc.
1001 East Pender Street, Vancouver BC
Canada V6A 1W2
Phone: 1.800.883.2918; 604-215-8700 • Fax: 604-215-9700
email: info@aurorabiomed.com
website: www.aurorabiomed.com

For International Sales:

Aurora Intruments Ltd.
1001 East Pender Street, Vancouver BC
Canada V6A 1W2
Phone: 1.800.883.2918; 604-215-8700 • Fax: 604-215-9700
email: info@aurora-instr.com
website: www.aurora-instr.com


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