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Squirt™ Microplate Washer

Universal Microplate Washer & Coater - Washes 96, 384, 1536 well microplates



Photomicrograph of cells grown in a 1536 well plate and washed with SQUIRT (see photo at right). The top picture was taken before washing and the bottom picture was taken after washing. Cells were processed three times and remain undisturbed by SQUIRT. Notice the absence of pressure points that result from probe based methods.

The SQUIRT™ multi-format microplate washer is designed for reliability and can be used as a bench top device or in integrated robotic systems. SQUIRT microplate washers can wash any 96, 384, 1536 or 3456 well SBS formatted plate without manifold exchange or adjustments at speeds up to three wash/dry cycles per 15 seconds. The SQUIRT microplate washer's unique slit manifold design minimizes maintenance associated with clogged probes and the ‘donut effect’ where cells are removed during aspiration with traditional probe based instruments. A plate inversion/underside spraying technique achieves a wash efficiency of greater than 106. SQUIRT microplate washers are the perfect addition for any lab performing cell based assays, ELISAs, coating microplates, or conducting high content screening or proteomics and genomics research.

Features:

Wash any SBS compliant microplate with a single microplate washer
Advanced wash head manifold design eliminates the need for seperate wash heads
Precise, fast, easy to use, and robotics compatible
Ideal for the most demanding wash requirements with washing efficiency - dilutions > 106
Quick setup with easy out-of-the box design
Full controlable and programable wash parameters, which are easy to use, even for a novice users

Applications:

Cell-based assays

ELISA plate washing
High content screening
Proteomics
Washing genomic slides
Coating microplates

Magnetic microplate carrier accessory for magnetic bead technology

The Squirt can be fitted with an optional magnetic plate carrier insert for applications using magnetic bead technology. The magnetic plate carrier can be quickly attached to the Squirt microplate washer, to secure magnetic beads to the bottom of the microplate during washing.

Squirt Microplate Washer Integration

  

"The Squirt plate washer has brought a sea change to our automated ELISA and plate washing assays. When screening hundreds of plates per week, the easily clogged aspirate and dispensing pins that our previous plate washers employed were a constant source of frustration and failed runs. The Squirts innovative design has not only improved our 96 well ELISA data but has allowed us to reliably move to 384 well ELISA assays dramatically reducing our reagent cost and increasing throughput. During the year since we easily integrated the Squirt into our robotics platform it has been a workhorse that we can count on. The great technical support and friendly service provided by Matrical personnel is the icing on the cake. I would recommend this plate washer to any Laboratory Robotics Manager."

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