Optimizations of workflows
- Unique system for automated processing of EUROArray slides: pipetting, hybridization, washing and drying on one instrument
- No manual intermediate steps – convenient and safe from the PCR sample to the EUROArray slide ready for evaluation
- Use of concentrates for the preparation of the wash buffer and system liquid as well as the working-strength hybridization buffer for simple preparation of runs
- Minimal hands-on time of 15 minutes for runs with up to 40 EUROArray slides and 192 PCR samples
Economic and precise pipetting
- Coated stainless-steel needle and precision pump for high pipetting accuracy
- Efficient washing of the pipetting needle prevents carry-over during pipetting
- Safe pipetting procedure due to capacitive liquid level detection
- Reduced danger of cross-contamination since the pipetting needle pierces the film covering the PCR plate, which makes manual removal of the film superfluous
- No evaporation effect during hybridization due to proven TITERPLANE technology and thermal isolation
Reliable result
- Integrated washing unit for fully automated cleaning of EUROArray slides
- Standardized and reproducible washing based on the washing technology
- Pinpoint washing of fields without carry-over
- Defined washing conditions due to temperature control and active cooling of the wash buffer
- Automated drying of EUROArray slides for best quality of results
Convenient operation
- PC with intuitive graphic touchscreen user interface
- Simple starting of individual worklists
- Protocol generation with or without LIS connection
- Lot traceability for PCR reagents
- Optional volume calculation for PCRs and display of the PCR pipetting layout
Flexible combination of EUROArrays
- Automated processing of up to six different EUROArray tests per run
- Protocol optimization for efficient combination of different EUROArray tests
- Economic work procedure due to choice between EUROArray slides with three or five reaction fields
- Unique identification of EUROArray slides due to integrated DataMatrix code reader
- Incubation at the hybridization temperature specific for the corresponding EUROArray test
Process safety from A to Z
- Software access based on different user accounts and rights
- Convenient system overview with detailed status information on run times and resources for smooth integration into the laboratory routine
- Automated sensor-based loading check for PCR samples, consumables and disposal items before the start of every run for error-free processing
- Safe digital data exchange with the Automated Workstation Pre-NAT II and EUROArrayScan software
