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Automated reagents addition to enhance safety and efficiency in sample prep

28 Feb 2024

In recent decades, significant strides have been made in enhancing the productivity, quality, and safety of sample preparation processes, particularly by focusing on the digestion and extraction steps to improve efficiency. The advancements in microwave digestion and extraction systems have paved the way for addressing these aspects. However, certain aspects of the sample preparation workflow still possess room for improvement, such as acid supply, reagent addition, vessel handling, and cleaning. In this application note from Milestone, explore the critical tasks of adding concentrated acid into digestion vessels, and solvent systems into extraction vessels, processes that have traditionally relied on manual methods like pipettors, graduated cylinders and more.

easyFILL Automatic Reagent Dosing Station

Milestone

Sample preparation is a central part of elemental analysis and includes several manual and time-consuming steps. Reagent addition into digestion vials or vessels is a tedious and unpleasant process that requires a significant amount of time. The easyFILL Automated Dosing Station addresses these latter challenges using a single platform that ensures the automation of reagent addition and dilution, finally ensuring superior workflow for the lab and higher safety for the operator.

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Sample PreparationSample preparation can improve the quality and speed of separation techniques. Products to assist sample preparation include filtration equipment, evaporators, membranes and sieves.Sample ManagementSample management systems include sample storage devices such as freezers and plate storers, sample environment enclosures and sample organization, retrieval and sorter systems. Useful system features include high-throughput, automation, robotic arms, automated liquid handling and associated database systems. Accessories in sample management include barcode scanners, heat sealers and tubes.
Automated reagents addition to enhance safety and efficiency in sample prep