Master Laboratory Station

I Dispense samples, standards and controls Precision dispensing or pipetting of samples, standards and controls Z510 Master Laboratory Station, or ZI90 Precision Microlitre syringe head... 

Serial dilute - as required Precision dispensing of reagents or buffers then transferring an aliquot from the previous dilution syringe head Z510 Master Laboratory Station, or Z910 Precision Microlitre... 

Quench or terminate reaction Dispense reagent or buffer to terminate reaction Z510 Master Laboratory Station... 

The sample is transferred through a stainless steel cannula connected to a Teflon holding loop and Master Laboratory Station (MLS). 

A master laboratory station (MLS) is a module consisting of three syringes for dispensing liquids in conjunction with the dissolve and dilute module. However, the MLS can be used for additional purposes such as aspirating the phases involved in a liquid-liquid extraction (using a different syringe for each phase) [8]. 

Master laboratory station (MLS) for pipetting and dilution with 3 (A, B, C) 10 ml syringes... 

The robotic system is controlled by a computer that can be user programmed. Thus, the instrument can be instructed to bring samples lo the master laboratory station where they can be diluted, liliercd, parti-... 

Master laboratory station with fraction collection turntable... 

Since our laboratory frequently uses HPLC for the final determination step, those assays were first chosen for automation. Each procedure was subdivided into discrete laboratory unit operations for final inclusion into the Zymate program. Each of these operations was also assigned to a module such as hand, master lab station, or blender. The sequence of operations and modules was then merged to arrive at a final procedure. This final procedure was then "taught" to the robot using a series of user-defined terms which could then be coupled into a program for that sample preparation. Since many of the laboratory operations are the same for many assays, an analyst needs to define only a limited number of terms to be intermixed into a variety of programs. 

Solme I. Cau received her Diplome d ing eur and masters degree in materiab science from Ecole Europeenne de Chimin Polymeies et Materially Universite de Strasboui France, in 2004. She then studied polymer chemistry under the supervision of Prof. David M. Haddleton at the University of Warwick in England and received her PhD in 2008. Since then, she has b n woridng as a postdoctoral research associate in Professor Wooley s laboratory first at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and now at Texas A iM University, Collie Station, TX. Her research focuses on synthesis, characterization, and assembly of weU-defined block copolymers, functionalization of nanostmctures for imaging, and, more recently, preparation of hybrid inoiganiC -polymer magnetic nanostructures. 

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