ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH PLANT MATERIAL DISPENSER
System Overview.
The Rothamsted Research systems were installed and commissioned in 2008. The first module gravimetrically feeds pre-ground, freeze-dried plant material into Micronic tubes and GC vials. The system uses a novel method of powder feeding which eliminates any cross contamination between samples and also required no new consumable types. The system is designed to dispense 1mg of freeze-dried Arabidopsis to an accuracy of +/-0.05mg.
Key Features.
Input Capacity
Input capacity of 288 barcoded Falcon tubes containing freeze dried powder
Barcoded Input Tubes
Input tubes are barcoded for sample information details
Output Capacity
Output capacity of: 9 Micronic racks, individual tubes are 2D barcoded, 9 GC vial racks, Storage for 9 racks of GC vial caps
Powder Feeders
2 powder feeders for parallel operation and redundancy
Feeding GC Vials
Feeds 1mg +-/ 0.05mg for GC vials
Micronic Tube Feeds
Feeds 15mg +/- 0.15mg for Micronic tubes
Configurable Sequence Options
Configurable sequence options: Specify target powder feeding weight, Specify target consumables, Prepare output sample data files.
