Beckman Coulter, Inc. introduces two new Biomek* P1000
Span-8 pipette tips for the company's Biomek NX
P and FX
P Laboratory
Automation Workstations. A clear, non-conductive P1000 Span-8 Tip and a P1000
Span-8 Wide Bore Tip are now offered in addition to the current Biomek P1000
Span-8 Conductive Tip.
The Biomek P1000 Span-8 Tip will allow users to
visually inspect aspirated volumes and instil confidence during method
development. Sample preparation times can be reduced by transferring a
full 1 mL of sample or reagent in a single pipetting action without having to
split volumes. This is useful for large-volume media transfer in "seed
and feed" cellular applications.
The new P1000 Span-8 Wide Bore Pipette Tip offers a
larger orifice, which facilitates pipetting of viscous liquids such as glycerol
solutions or of samples with large particulates, which can clog standard
tips. These tips are helpful in library construction and bead enrichment
during sample preparation for next generation sequencing, in which viscous
reagents such as the bead mixture are pipetted in large volumes.
In addition, using wide bore tips can minimize DNA
shearing during nucleic-acid preparation and reduce the risk of inadvertent
cell lysis when pipetting fragile cell suspensions such as hybridomas or
large-cell aggregates such as embryoid bodies for stem cell research.
The current Biomek P1000 Span-8 Conductive Tip enables
the liquid-level sensing capability of the Biomek system to automatically sense
the sample or reagent in deep-well plates or tubes, so users do not have to
specify volumes. Cross-contamination is minimized by reducing the
exterior wetted surface of the tip by pipetting from the top of the liquid
rather than from the bottom of the tube or plate.
"The addition of these two new Biomek P1000 Span-8
Tips now offers customers more choices for large volume transfers," noted
Jerome Lim, marketing product manager at Beckman Coulter. "They will
provide productivity benefits to scientists in a range of applications, even
those working with cellulose slurry for bio-fuels or bio-energy research."
To optimise workflow efficiency, validated support is
provided by an import file containing tip definitions, pipetting techniques and
templates; tip information in the labware library of Biomek software is
automatically populated. The actual colours of the tip racks are captured
in Biomek software, speeding method development by minimizing potential errors
in tip selection and Biomek deck set-up.
All Beckman Coulter Biomek pipette tips are made using
100 percent premium-grade virgin polypropylene and are manufactured to
stringent specifications in a controlled environment. Statistical
process-control product sampling is conducted and samples are tested for
biological certifications. The tips are shipped in environmentally responsible
packaging and can be purchased through
www.beckmancoulter.com.
Beckman Coulter, Inc., based in California,
USA, develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify, automate and
innovate complex biomedical tests. More than 275,000 Beckman Coulter systems
operate in both diagnostics and life sciences laboratories on six continents.
For more than 75 years, our products have been making a difference in people's lives by
improving the productivity of medical professionals and scientists,
supplying critical information for improving patient health and reducing the
cost of care. For more information, visit
www.beckmancoulter.com.
Beckman Coulter, the
stylized logo and Biomek are trademarks of Beckman Coulter, Inc. and are
registered in the USPTO.
*Biomek Systems are for
Laboratory Use Only; not for use in diagnostic procedures.
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