Upgraded Microplate Washer Designed for Deep Well Protocols

An upgraded, robot compatible full-plate microplate washer with automated aspirate and dispense capability is now available to researchers in biotech and life science laboratories.

BioTek Instruments, Inc. (Winooski, VT, USA;), a major manufacturer of laboratory instruments and equipment, has announced the release to the market of its ELx405 Select Deep Well Washer for 96- and 384-well microplates up to 50 mm high.

The ELx405 Select instrument incorporates BioTek's patented "Dual-Action" manifold, which provides independent control of both dispense and aspirate manifolds for precise overfill washing and overflow protection. This unique design washes both 96- and 384-well plates without the need for any hardware changes. With its angled dispense tubes, full control of dispense and aspiration rates, and unique X, Y, Z positioning, the ELx405 Select is capable of the most demanding wash protocols.

BioTek asserts that the new ELx405 Select Deep Well Washer is the world's first deep well microplate washer that aspirates and dispenses into 96- and 384-well plates up to 50 mm in height. The instrument can also accommodate standard 15 mm microplates.

The microplate washer may be combined with "Ultrasonic Advantage" integrated ultrasonic cleaners, which provide manifold self-maintenance, and optional automatic one-to-four wash buffer switching.

A few of the applications that can be automated with the ELx405 include plasmid DNA purification, serum/plasma sample preparation, hematopoietic progenitor cell enumeration, and cell proliferation assays.

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