Applications

With the implementation of Sensor Controlled Pipetting (SCP) in independent tips, 8 tip fixed-channels and 96 channel heads the ability to quickly develop methods, track liquid transfers and validate the liquid handling of an automated platform is realized.  Since SCP delivers precise liquid volumes accommodating for temperature and viscosity on the fly, it is now possible to quickly program a liquid handler without the need to calibrate and develop liquid classes for each liquid and volume.  This no means that users of SCP may now concentrate on the actual automated program saving about 80% of the development work in liquid class development.  Applications of this air-based SCP correspond to basically any work being done with a hand held pipettor with volume ranges from 500 nL to 1000 uL, and even up to 10 mL for applications like whole blood transfers.