Agilent Technologies Bravo Platform User Manual page 213

D AssayMAP Bravo Platform
Bravo 96AM Head overview
Liquid-handling modes
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The Bravo 96AM Head features include the ability to:
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Transfer liquids directly with the bare probes, through AssayMAP Bravo cartridges
mounted on the probes, and using mounted 250-µL large-transfer (LT) pipette tips
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Mount or remove the cartridges while holding liquid in the syringes
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Provide precise control of flow rates and volume required for moving fluid through
the packed resin in the cartridges
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Access 96-well and 384-well microplates
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Perform 96-channel liquid handling or partial-head liquid handling using a subset of
the 96 channels
Protocols for the Bravo 96AM Head can employ a combination of the following liquid-
handling modes:
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Bare probes
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AssayMAP Bravo cartridges mounted on the probes
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250-µL LT pipette tips mounted on the probes
Capabilities of each liquid-handling mode
The following figure shows a side-by-side comparison of a bare probe, a probe with a
mounted cartridge, and a probe with a mounted 250-µL LT tip. The following table
provides the details for each.
Figure
Comparison of probe, probe with cartridge, and probe with 250-µL LT tip
1 2 3
Item Mode Description
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1 Bare probe
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Maximum volume: 250 µL can be aspirated into the
syringe before the syringe is full.
Only 96-channel (full head) liquid handling is supported.
As the tips of the syringes, the probes can be in direct
contact with the samples for liquid-handling tasks.
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