Liquid Handling

The Bauer Core has a wide variety of liquid-handling instruments. Please contact Claire Reardon (claire@cgr.harvard.edu) for help choosing the best instrument for a specific application.

	Tecan Evo This robot has eight independent pipetting tips for automated liquid handling in a variety of vessels including microtiter plates, tubes, and slides. Applications include: PCR setup Reagent dispensing Sample dilution and reconfiguration In situ hybridization of up to 48 slides using the Genepaint system For more information, see http://www.tecan.com/. To learn about using this instrument, please contact Claire Reardon (claire@cgr.harvard.edu, 617-384-7913). Tecan Evo Protocol (MS Word)
	Beckman BioMek FX This 96-channel pipetting instrument is used for high-throughput liquid-handling applications in microtiter plates. Applications include: Plasmid purifications PCR Purification PCR setup Plate-to-plate transfers or replications Compression or expansion of samples in 96- or 384-well plates. For more information, see http://www.beckman.com. To learn about using this instrument, please contact Christian Daly (cdaly@cgr.harvard.edu, 617-496-7105).
	Thermo MultiDrop This dispensing device is used to rapidly fill the wells of 96-well or 384-well standard-height microtiter plates. The instrument uses a peristaltic pump to dispense in 5µl increments down to a minimum volume of 5 µl. For more information see http://www.thermo.com. To learn about using this instrument, please contact Claire Reardon (claire@cgr.harvard.edu, 617-384-7913). MultiDrop Protocol (MS Word)
	Thermo MultiDrop Micro This dispensing device is used to rapidly fill the wells of 96-well or 384-well standard-height microtiter plates. The instrument uses a peristaltic pump to dispense in 1µl increments down to a minimum volume of 1 µl. For more information see http://www.thermo.com. To learn about using this instrument, please contact Claire Reardon (claire@cgr.harvard.edu, 617-384-7913). MultiDrop Protocol (MS Word)
	BioTek µFill This dispensing device is used to rapidly fill the wells of 24, 96, or 384-well standard-height or deep-well microtiter plates. The instrument uses a syringe pump to dispense in 1µl increments down to a minimum volume of 5 µl. For more information see http://www.biotek.com. To learn about using this instrument, please contact Claire Reardon (claire@cgr.harvard.edu, 617-384-7913). Biotek µFill Protocol (MS Word)