Pipetting technology for laboratory equipment (white paper)

Ulf Hottung | 20. March 2020

What solution is technically best at the PoC or in an automated laboratory?

Unfortunately, there is no single answer to this question, so we will tackle it by contrasting various concepts that take into account a wide variety of applications involving automated pipetting devices.

Let’s take, for instance, a rural community practice in which the patient usually takes his (reduced) results with him thanks to small point-of-care (PoC) devices, contrasted with the big supra-regional laboratory that handles several thousand samples each day and transmits the results digitally. The latter is more extensive, but there are delays associated with transport and study depth.

The functional scope of the equipment types used in each case, are very different in some respects, such as envisioned throughput-time ratio, functional scope of analysis and equipment weight.

This frequently puts the focus on various linear guide designs that can be used to move samples or add and remove liquids.

Read our white paper to find out how and why you should consider various systems at some points. One reason is that plain bearings cannot ensure the precision needed for the use of a 384 multi-titre plate (MTP), also known as a micro-well plate, throughout their service life. Another is that sometimes a device needs to be lightweight so that it can be used in many places. Another is that some systems can proactively rule out lubrication contamination.

You can find the document at the following link or on the igus medical industry page at https://www.igus.eu/info/industries-medical-industry

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