Application area
ELISA-IFA
Product line
Automation
AP22 IF ELITE is a full automated system for ELISA and IFA methods. The instrument is able to run 2 ELISA micro-plates with 8 tests on line or 16 IFA slides; besides of ELISA processing, it performs sample pre-dilution, sample and reagent dispensation, incubation and washing of IFA slides.
TECHNICAL FEATURES
| ELISA technical features | |
ELISA dilution cups | 110 position |
| Removable trays | Modulare rack to hold calibrators, controls and reagents for 8 tests on line |
| Microtiter plates | 2 standard plates (12 x 8 well format) incubated at room temperature or from 36° to 45°C |
| Shaker | Microtiter plate shaking capability (optional) |
| Liquid handling | 1 probe for dilution and dispense |
| Sample dispense time | 11s with 2ml of wash buffer |
| Plate washing | Two 8 nozzles manifold, one to dispense and the second to aspirate; residual volume <3µl |
| Wash buffers | 2 Buffers for Elisa microplates in external tanks with level sensors |
| Plate washing inaccuracy | CV <5% with 300 µl |
| Reading system | 8 independent photo-metric channels with mono and bichromatic reading capability |
| Interferential filters | 2 precision filters (450 e 630 nm); 2 more on request (4 filters max; 400-700 nm) |
| Reading capability | Reading from 0.000 a 3.000 OD; inaccuracy ± 1% from 0.000 to 1.500 OD ± 2% from 1.500 to 3.000 OD |
| IFA technical features | |
| Liquid handling | 2 probes: one to dilute and dispense, the second for slide washing |
| Sample dispense time | 11s with 2 mlof wash buffer |
| Slide processing time | 30 minutes for dispense or wash 16 slides with12 wells |
| Supllied trays | 10 tests on line capability: tray with 220 positions for dilution cups; tray with 16 positions for IFA slides; reagent tray for 18 controls, 9 conjugates, 1 cleaning solution for the probe and 2 diluents for samples |
| Liquid sensor probe | Able to detect 150µl |
| Wash buffers | 2 IFA slides wash buffers in external tanks with level sensors |
| Slide washing modes | each well is washed independently, continuous flow or multiwell mode for specific washing effectiveness |
| COMMON technical features | |
| Sample barcode reader | built-in sliding sample barcode reader |
| Sample tray | 91 sample tubes Ø13mm or 70 sample tubesØ16mm; both kinfs can be used at the same time |
| Dilution cuvettes | 22 cup blocks for easy loading |
| Syringe | 1000µl volume;1µl step resolution |
| Dispensation | from 8µl to 1000µl by steps of 1µl; inaccuracy ±1% at 100µl |
| Liquid tanks | WASH and WASTE tanks equipped qith level sensors |
| Connection | LIS interface capability, work list import from Host Computer, a single PC can run more instruments in parallel |
| Operative systems | Windows 7 or Windows 10 |
| PC | Minimum requirements: 250 MB free space Hard Disk; CD-Rom reader ; 2GB RAM; Intel Pentium Dual Core or equivalent, VGA 1024 x 768 16 million colours; 2 free USB 2.0 port; printer. Sugested requirements: 4GB RAM; Intel Core 2 Duo E6500 series processor or equivalent |
| Power requirement | 230 / 115 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 350 W |
| Measurements | cm 62 x 83 x 72h |
| Weight | 85 Kg |
