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Glossary
heating block There are two different kinds of
interchangeable heating blocks available, that is,
for 24 Deep Well plates and 96 Deep Well
plates (Figure 4–46).
magnetic bead (magnetic particle) The magnetic
particles attach to the magnetic rods
(Figure 2–7 and Figure 2–8) that are protected
by a disposable tip comb. The magnetic
particles enable the purification of a variety of
target molecules.
magnet head There are two kinds of
interchangeable magnet heads available, for 24
Deep Well plates and 96 Deep Well plates. The
magnet heads all have corresponding disposable
plastic tip combs.
magnetic rod The rods which are magnetic and
collect magnetic particles (Figure 4–41). The
rods do not collect the particles on their own;
the magnetic rods must always be protected by a
tip comb.
plate The disposable plates (1 – 8) where all the
reagents and samples are located and where the
processing takes place. Two different types of 24
and 96-well plates (Figure 4–43) that can be
used are as follows:
• 24 Deep Well plate (200 µl – 5 mL*)
• 96 Deep Well plate (50 – 1000 µl*)
* = recommended filling volume
shield plate When the turntable moves, the shield
plate moves over the plate underneath
(Figure 4–42) forming a protective cover.
tip comb Protects the magnetic rods (24 or 96 in a
frame). A disposable tip comb always has to be
placed onto the microplate prior to processing.
There are two different kinds of disposable tip
combs available:
• for 24 Deep Well plates
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• for 96 Deep Well plates
turntable A turntable with eight plate stations that
can be detached for cleaning purposes
(Figure 2–2).
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