Overview

The compact, lightweight I.DOT Mini with Immediate Drop-on-Demand Technology (I.DOT) streamlines noncontact liquid handling tasks for intuitive automation, accuracy, and speed in every lab.

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Features

  • The I.DOT technology
    • This compact liquid handler can produce up to 100 droplets per second through an orifice in the well using a single positive pressure channel to create droplets as small as 8 nL
  • Bring speed into the lab while maintain flexibility
    • In as little as 20 seconds, it can be dispensed into any SBS target plate, including 96-, 384-, and 1536-well plates

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  • No programming or looping needed
  • Seamless, user-friendly software
  • Multi-well and custom formats
  • Fast and intuitive CSV setup
  • Built-in software to streamline workflows

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  • Inbuilt convenience, protocol creation optimization, and the ability to import comma-separated values (CSV) files are all features of automation-friendly software
  • Large dynamic range

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  • Dispenses 8 nL to 500,000 nL of a single source liquid at a time
  • Low dead volume

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  • To protect valuable reagents and samples, the well reservoir’s design ensures dead volume below 1 µL

Application

  • Compound dispensing
    • Small molecules are dispensed in aqueous solutions or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
  • Assay development
    • Provides direct dilution steps and multiplexed dispensing of drugs, small molecules, nucleic acids, and other substances. Ideal for creating unique experiments
  • Genomics and proteomics
    • Utilizes miniaturization, low-volume dispensing, and low dead volume to effectively dispense for PCR, extraction, and clean-ups
  • Cell dispensing
    • Organoids to cells in suspension can be consistently dispensed while preserving high cell viability