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	GIX Microplotter II compact precision picoliter printer Key Features: Non-contact deposition Features as small as 5 μm Viscosities up to 450 cP True contiguous lines, arcs, and bends Microstructure fabrication Consistent spot size and shape with coefficients of variability as low as 10% 3-axis positioning with 5 μm resolution Integrated digital video capture Automated surface calibration The SonoPlot^® GIX Microplotter II is a precision picoliter fluid dispensing system for the life science microarray, polymer, electronics and nanotechnology/nanofabrication markets with significant advantages over existing products in deposited feature size and type, regularity of volumes dispensed, and flexibility for the user. Key applications include: Rapid prototyping Graphene/ carbon nanotube printing Additive repair Polymer microstructure fabrication pOLED printing High-density protein microarrays Patterning of live cells The GIX Microplotter II utilizes the same innovative technologies as the Microplotter Desktop and the Microplotter to deposit fluid in a non-contact manner to form single droplets or contiguous lines, arcs or bends. These are uniform elements and are not constructed from overlapping droplets like other technologies. This makes the Microplotters particularly well-suited to the polymer electronics field. The Microplotter II offers consistent spot size and shape with coefficients of variability as low as 10% and 3-axis positioning with 5 μm resolution. Custom enclosures are available for the GIX microplotters. Features include HEPA filtration (Class 100), humidity control and UV sterilization. More Information Please click here to view a Microplotter printing video. Download a brochure describing the GIX Microplotter II. *Sample Printing* Need to determine if a GIX microplotter is right for your application? Then just send us your samples (and your DXF files if you have them) and we'll run a *free* sample plot for you. Contact Discovery Customer Service for details. Application Notes Deposition of catalyst for carbon nanotube growth Drawing a polymer-based blue LED Mass spectrometry enhancement through small spots Printing lines of nanometallic ink for conductive electronic traces Spotting DNA at a high resolution for microarray fabrication Spotting proteins for an ELISA-type microarray assay

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	GIX Microplotter Desktop picoliter printer Key Features Non-contact deposition Features as small as 5 μm Viscosities up to 450 cP True contiguous lines, arcs and bends Microfeature printing Consistent spot size and shape with coefficients of variability as low as 10% 3-axis positioning with 20 μm resolution Integrated digital video capture The SonoPlot^® GIX Microplotter Desktop is a benchtop picoliter fluid dispensing system for the life science, polymer, electronics and nanotechnology/nanofabrication markets with significant advantages over existing products in deposited feature size and type, regularity of volumes dispensed, and flexibility for the end-user. Key applications include: Rapid prototyping Macro-electronics printing Protein microarrays Patterning of live cells. The core of the Microplotter Desktop is a dispenser that uses controlled ultrasonics to deposit fluids in a non-contact manner. This patented technology can produce picoliter droplets that form features on a surface as small as 5 μm wide. When combined with automatic surface height calibration, coefficients of variability for deposited feature diameters as small as 10% can be achieved. A wide range of fluids can be used, including aqueous solutions and many organic-solvent-based mixtures. Fluids that other dispensers struggle with, such as saturated solutions for MALDI-TOF matrices, or fluids with viscosities up to 450 cP, can be deposited with ease. The ultrasonic pumping action is also an efficient cleaning mechanism for quickly depositing many solutions sequentially. Custom enclosures are available for the GIX microplotters. Features include HEPA filtration (Class 100), humidity control and UV sterilization. More Information Please click here to view a Microplotter printing video. Download a brochure describing the GIX Microplotter Desktop. *Sample Printing* Need to determine if a GIX microplotter is right for your application? Then just send us your samples (and your DXF files if you have them) and we'll run a free sample plot for you. Contact Discovery Customer Service for details. Application Notes Deposition of catalyst for carbon nanotube growth Drawing a polymer-based blue LED Mass spectrometry enhancement through small spots Printing lines of nanometallic ink for conductive electronic traces Spotting DNA at a high resolution for microarray fabrication Spotting proteins for an ELISA-type microarray assay

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	OmniGrid Micro compact microarrayer The OmniGrid Micro is designed for producing DNA or protein microarrays on slides. It can accommodate solid- or split-pin printing pins to create high- or low-density arrays for functional genomics research. The small footprint and 11-slide nest configuration make the OmniGrid Micro ideal for any laboratory starting out in microarraying. The OmniGrid Micro can dip into a source plate (e.g. 96 or 384 well plate) and spot the sample solution onto a solid surface (e.g. glass slide, silicon substrate). In touching the surface with the pin, a given volume of sample is deposited onto the surface. Using the optional split micro-spotting pins, up to 200 consistent spots can be produced from a single dip. A vacuum wash station ensures active washing in between sample transfers while humidity control minimizes evaporation of precious sample. More Information Please download a PDF copy of the OmniGrid Micro brochure

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	OmniGrid Accent benchtop microarrayer Building on the worldwide success of the OmniGrid 100 microarrayer, the OmniGrid Accent offers a high-performance benchtop solution for printing quality arrays. The Accent arrays biological samples from up to three input plates onto a 50-slide platform and supports a print head with up to 48 pins. The whisper-quiet operation and superior printing precision of this high-speed arrayer is the result of state-of-the-art engineering. The transparent enclosure with positive-pressure HEPA filtering provides a dust-free printing environment. The Accent utilizes the same user-friendly interface as the OmniGrid 100 to give users maximum flexibility over the printing process. The software package offers extensive control over array design, pin configuration, cleaning protocols and sample sequences. The sample tracking feature seamlessly integrates Accent's array data with leading scanner and analysis software. More Information Please click here to download a PDF copy of the OmniGrid Accent brochure.

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	MicroGrid high throughput automated microarrayer The innovative platform design of the BioRobotics MicroGrid automated microarrayer offers the best of both worlds; large capacity and a small footprint. This unique instrument is easy to upgrade, fully customizable and can quickly and economically adapt to the changing needs of your laboratory. The MicroGrid is designed for high throughput sample handling with the ability to work from 96, 384 or 1536 well microplates. Up to 24 microplates at a time can be accommodated in the BioBank loading cartridge and a maximum of 10 BioBanks (240 microplates) may be programmed into a single run. The MicroGrid can be used to create everything from microarrays of DNA product on glass slides to macroarrays of bacterial colonies. Other accessories provide added functionality such as the management of bacterial libraries through replication and re-arraying. More Information Please download a PDF copy of the MicroGrid brochure

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