ELx405 Select Deep Well Microplate Washer

From the leaders in microplate washing, BioTek introduces the world’s first deep well microplate washer that aspirates and dispenses into 96- and 384-well plates <50 mm in height. ANSI/SBS standard microplates are also accommodated, resulting in a total solution for all of a laboratory’s solid bottom microplate washing needs. The new ELx405™ Select Deep Well Microplate Washer is a robot compatible, full plate washer incorporating BioTek’s patented Dual-Action™ manifold with independent filling and evacuation control for precise overfill washing and overflow protection. Available low-flow rates and angled dispensing make the ELx405 particularly useful in cell-based assays.

Scientists regard unexpected clogging of manifold tubes to be the largest contributor to assay failure. Cleaning these tubes is a time consuming and labor intensive process.  With optional Ultrasonic Advantage™, BioTek washers are the only products available today with built in ultrasonic cleaners able to automatically prime with cleaning solution, sonicate tubes to remove any protein or salt crystal build up and re-prime with rinse or wash buffer leaving the instrument clean and ready for its next wash.

BioTek's Liquid Handling Control Software provides full PC control of the ELx405 Select Deep Well in a familiar Microsoft Windows® environment, while its intuitive StepWise™ protocol creation makes LHC Software easy to use even for novice users.  LHC Secure offers 21 CFR Part 11 compliance with flexible multi-user permission levels and electronic protocol and system audit trail signing additional security is required. 

Applications:

Deep Well Plates
• Plasmid DNA purification
• Serum/plasma sample preparation
• Cell signaling – phospho flow setup for flow cytometry
• Hematopoietic progenitor cell enumeration
• Cell culture – bacterial, yeast and mammalian cells grown in suspension

Standard Height Plates
• ELISAs
• MSD assays
• HCS immune cytochemistry
• FLIPR® Ca2+ flux
• Cell-based assays
• Magnetic bead assays – such as gene expression and cytokine
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• ELISPOT assays

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xMAP® is a registered trademark of Luminex® Corporation.
FLIPR® is a registered trademark of Molecular Devices®

Hardware:

• Washes microplates <50 mm in height
• Accommodates 96- and 384-well formats
• Automation of dispense and aspiration steps of conventional ELISA workflows
• Optional cell washing with gentle, low-flow rates and 20° angled dispense tubes
• Patented Dual-Action™ manifold for independent control of the aspirate and dispense manifolds for precise overfill washing and overflow protection
• Internal positive displacement pump eliminates the use of troublesome pressure delivery systems and allows the use of any size dispense reservoir
• Optional external valve module connects four reagent bottles with automatic switching between reagents
• Built-in priming trough allows automatic manifold priming and rinsing during both operation and maintenance modes and eliminates the need for blank plates when used in automated robotic systems
• Optional Ultrasonic Advantage™ – built in ultrasonic cleaner formanifold self-maintenance
• Built-in fluid flow, fluid detection, and vacuum sensing provide complete protection for unattended operation
• Biomagnetic separation ready with ANSI/SBS standard height microplates
• BioStack compatible for unattended processing of up to 50 ANSI/SBS standard height microplates

Patented Dual-Action™ manifold design for 96- and 384-well plates.

The ELx405™ Select Deep Well Washer aspirates and dispenses into full size 96- and 384-well blocks with unattended operation.

Software:

• 75 programs
• Link up to 10 programs (if valve module is attached, links multiple buffers automatically)
• Pre/AutoPrime
• 10 cycles/wash
• Crosswise aspiration
• Fully programmable for total control of washing cycles from gentle cell-washing to vigorous wash for high-binding assays
  • Dispense height
  • Aspiration height
  • Aspiration delay
  • Soak
  • Shake
  • Aspiration rate
  • Horizontal aspirate and dispense position
• External programming/downloading available through USB or RS-232 ports
• Software control from onboard keypad or Liquid Handling Control™ PC Software
• 21 CFR Part 11 compliance with LHC™ Secure

* With available accessory module sold separately

Specifications are subject to change.