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Introduction
Introduction
Biotage
®
SPE Dry 96 and Biotage
®
SPE Dry 96 Dual from Biotage
are sample concentrator systems designed to greatly enhance
the speed of sample dry down in deep and shallow 96-well
and 384-well collection plates. The systems utilize heated gas
to accelerate the evaporation of typical lab solvents by up to
5 times or more, depending upon the application. Often this
eliminates the bottleneck associated with the concentration
step in high throughput sample screening and sample
processing using 96-well and 384-well collection plates.
The systems deliver heated gas, typically nitrogen, from
needle assemblies located on the upper and lower heads of
the systems. The needle assemblies are easily removed from
the head units for cleaning, repair, or replacement. When
concentrating samples, collection plates are placed on the
adjustable lower needle assembly and then raised to the upper
needle assembly via the sliding arm. The collection plate may be
raised to any height or distance from the upper needle assembly
allowing the user to develop methods utilizing a variety of
plates and sample volumes. Gas temperatures from both needle
assemblies are fully user-adjustable.
For operation, the systems require a gas supply and a standard
110 VAC (US and Japan) or 220 VAC (UK and Europe) power
outlet. The system’s compact size accommodates use under
any hood or micro-ventilation system.
Figure 1.
The front of SPE Dry 96.
Sliding arm
and knurled
knob
Lower head
Upper needle
assembly
Upper head
Temperature
controller
Plate height
stop pin
Plate height
stops
Flow meter
Lower needle
assembly
Figure 2
Sliding arm
and knurled
knob
Lower head
Upper needle
assembly
Upper head
Temperature
controller
Plate height
stop pin
Plate height
stops
Flow meter
Lower needle
assembly
.
The front of SPE Dry 96 Dual.
