Matrix* PlateMate Plus Automated Liquid Handling System

• Eight interchangeable air- and positive-displacement pipetting heads are available for flexibility of channels, volume ranges and applications
• Four microplate stages accommodate microplates, reservoirs or tip wash stations as well as transfers plates between stackers and the pipetting head
• 25 or 50 plate stacker chimneys allow for automatic movement and processing of microplates, microtube racks, or reagent reservoirs
• High resolution X-Y-Z plate positioning (0.05mm) ensures reliable tip access into 96, 384, and 1536 well plates
• Two peristaltic pumps support on-board active reagent replenishment and disposable or fixed tip washing
• Non-contact liquid level sensors trigger automatic replenishment of reagent reservoirs
• Barcode reading capability allows automatic tracking of microplates as they are moved on and off the work deck
• Windows-based graphical programming interface supports fast, easy creation of complex pipetting applications
• All functions are controlled with intuitive drag-and-drop ControlMate software

Choice of Pipetting Heads

• Utilizes the same pipetting heads as the Matrix PlateMate 2x3
• With eight interchangeable pipetting heads available, PlateMate Plus can be configured for almost any application; can transfer 96 or 384 samples at once
• Air-displacement heads: utilize Matrix D.A.R.T.s* (Disposable Automation Research Tips) tips; cover volume ranges of 0.5-30µL or 5.0-300µL in 96 configuration, and 0.5-30µL or 1.0-100µL in 384 configuration; ideal for applications requiring disposable tips, serial dilutions or high aspiration volumes
• Positive displacement heads: available in either 96 or 384 syringe configurations, with volume range of 0.1 to 50µL (with stainless steel needles) or 1.0 to 50µL (with DuraFlex needles); ideal for pipetting down to 0.1µL, resin/bead mixtures, liquids with high vapor pressure, or caustic reagents

Removable Plate Stacker Chimneys

• Tall or short stacker chimneys are available and can accommodate up to 50 or 25 standard microplates respectively
• Stackers are compatible with all Matrix storage tubes or virtually any microplate footprint labware
• Stackers are easily removed and feature a carrying handle for moving stackers between stations
• Swing-out front doors allow easy access for loading or removing plates

Precise Microplate Positioning

• All four plate stages feature active positioning, with X-Y resolution of 0.05mm
• 96, 384 and 1536 well plates can all be reliably aligned under the pipetting head
• This high level of precision movement also enables the pipet tips or syringe needles to touch off liquid on the bottom or sidewalls of microplates for dry dispenses, as well as deliver liquid into precise locations within a microplate well

• PlateMate Plus base unit
• Two peristaltic pumps for on-board fluid replenishment
• All required tubing
• Vacuum pump for waste removal
• Windows-based ControlMate software
• Four universal microplate adapters
• Power cords
• PC communication cables

• Cellular assays
• Column-based intra/inter-plate serial dilutions
• Full plate dilutions
• Full plate reformatting (96 source plates to 96 and 384 assay plates or 384 source plates to 384 and 1536 well assay plates)
• Full plate sample transfers (0.5-300µL)
• IC50 Assays
• Pipetting of caustic solvents
• Pipetting of high vapor pressure liquids
• Pipetting of resins/beads
• Reagent addition to 96, 384, or 1536 well plates
• Sub-microliter pipetting
• Unattended processing of up to 100 microplates