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TECAN HydroFlex™ Plus Microplate Washer

Item#: HydroFlex

The HydroFlex Plus microplate washer is a truly flexible and upgradeable platform for automated microplate strip washing, magnetic bead washing and vacuum filtration in 96-well plate formats. It is an ideal solution for a wide range of cell-, bead- and ELISA-based applications, reflecting over 30 years of Tecan expertise in advanced liquid handling.

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  • Display Unit: Liquid crystal display with two rows of 16 digits
  • Keyboard: Four-key membrane keyboard
  • Number of dispensing channels: 1, 2 or 4 channels
  • Manifold Types: 8- or 16-way for parallel processing of 8- or 16-wells.
  • Outside dimensions for plate washing: Width: 27.5 cm; depth: 36.6 cm; height: 18.5 cm
  • Weight: 6.6kg
  • Color: White (standard), Metallic red, Metallic blue
  • Volume of solution dispensed:
    • 50-3,000 µl in 50 µl steps (washing)
    • 50-400 µl in 50 µl steps (dispensing)
  • Dispensing Accuracy: ≤1.2 % typical (300 µl dispense volume, dispense rate: 3, 8-way manifold)
  • Residual volume: Crosswise aspiration: ≤1.8 μl per well typical (96-well, flat-bottom Greiner® Bio-One plate) (asp. rate: 3; asp. time: 4 sec; head speed: 10 mm/sec; 8-way manifold)
  • Interface: USB
  • Shaking: Linear shaking; high, medium and low settings
  • Power Supply: Auto Sensing for the settings 100-120V or 220-240V, 50/60 Hz
  • Consumption: 65VA

** Specifications are subject to change. Typical performance values represent the average observed factory tested values.

  • Ready for automated washing of ELISAs, cells and protein arrays
  • Control of wash head positions and speed settings for gentle cell washing
  • For gentle washing of adherent and weakly adherent cells
  • For efficient ELISA washing and minimum residual volumes
  • Up to two aspiration points per well for minimal residual volumes
  • Simultaneous aspiration and dispensing for ELISA washing
  • Automated buffer switching and plate shaking capabilities
  • Controls up to four wash buffers
  • Ready for robotic integration
  • Tested reliability to minimize maintenance and service costs
  • IQ/OQ procedures available
  • Designed to meet the IVDR (EU) 2017/746 and 2011/65/EU RoHS (reduction of hazardous substances)
  • Supports FDA 21 CFR Part 11 functionality together with HydroControl™ software

 

Optional Features:

  • Magnetic bead washing using powerful neodymium magnets
  • Two magnets per well for efficient bead settling (patented design)
  • Automated system for vacuum filtration using vacuum sensor
  • Individual vacuum settings for each filtration step within a protocol

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