Spotlight Biotechnology/Microtechnology


Micro Droplet Systems Enable Fast and Advanced Droplet Microfluidics


Dolomite has introduced the Micro Droplet Systems that enable rapid advances in droplet microfluidics and allow users to produce more than 10,000 monodispersed droplets per second. Built around Dolomite’s industry leading microfluidic pumps, connectors and chips, the Micro Droplet Systems benefit a wide range of applications including compartmentalised chemistry, high throughput experimentation and the formation of monodispersed emulsions or beads.


Comprising of: the Pressure-based Droplet Starter System; the Syringe-based Droplet Starter System; and the Droplet Advanced System, this novel product range enables researcher to get up and running immediately.


Andrew Lovatt, CEO, Dolomite commented: “Micro-droplets is a fascinating and rapidly growing area of industrial research. We are delighted to be launching these innovative systems, providing our clients with the best tools, allowing them to focus on creating the best science. Our extensive microfluidic design and fabrication experience also enables us to assist researchers by working with them to create tailored solutions optimised for their application.”


For bespoke applications, Dolomite designs and manufactures custom chips, tailored to meet the requirements of any laboratory.


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Mini GC System Lowers Remediation Analysis Times and Costs


Seacoast Science, Inc and Forston Labs announce the launch of the Forston Mini Gas Chromatograph (GC). The new product is based on Seacoast’s SeaPORT Mini GC, which uses MEMS technology originally developed for the Army Research Laboratories, and is integrated with the Forston Labs LabNavigator resulting in a powerful, small shoebox-sized, lightweight, portable GC.


The Forston Mini GC provides unmatched capabilities for use in soil and water remediation, security and safety, industrial processing, quality control applications and a wide range of laboratory applications. This Mini GC is easily affordable and can outfit each technician or field site to provide real time data for analysis on-site or to be sent immediately to the supervising chemist with the use of a cell phone.


The addition of the Forston Mini GC to the LabNavigator system allows users to tailor the rugged, easy to operate equipment for over 30 parameters. The system has the ability to acquire, monitor, and analyse data from up to six simultaneous sensor inputs. This means compliance personnel can dramatically shorten the time needed to verify critical changes in environments or processes. Shortened response times lower remediation costs dramatically.


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Rapid Advances in Micro-Droplet Research


Dolomite has introduced the Pressure-based Droplet Starter System, which is ideal for the initial exploration of droplet microfluidics. It provides a complete solution containing all necessary pumps, connectors and chips, enabling the immediate production of highly monodispersed droplets from Ø 20 to 150µm, with a Ø tolerance of +/- 1 %. Operating over a wide pressure range of 0 to 10bar, this Pressure-based Droplet Starter System is extremely chemically resistant and its modular design makes it easily expandable for future application requirements.


Providing a pulseless and stable liquid flow, this cost-effective modular toolkit eliminates dead volume and sample waste to effectively reduce associated reagent


costs. In addition, the ability to provide a quick liquid changeover significantly increases the throughput of any application. A lockable pressure chamber and an innovative 3-way chamber lid allow simultaneous pumping of up to three liquids, making it ideal for entry- level experimentation. For bespoke applications, Dolomite designs and manufactures custom chips, tailored to meet the requirements of any laboratory.


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Crude Oil Tracking Sensors for Gulf Oil Spill


Chelsea Chelsea Technologies Group range of hydrocarbon fluorimeters are being deployed in the Gulf of Mexico to monitor the extent of the oil spill. Originally designed for military use these highly reliable, robust, high sensitivity fluorimeters have a proven track record of detecting crude and refined oils in a wide range of environments.


The UV AQUAtracka and the UviLux are just two of the submersible fluorimeters in Chelsea’s portfolio. These sensors monitor the concentration of refined (360nm) or crude hydrocarbons (440nm) in a range of coastal, oceanographic and fresh water applications. They have been designed to be deployed independently as well as from submersible vehicles, diver held, moored, profiled or as part of a flow through system.


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These robust, compact, lightweight instruments are ideal for both shallow and full ocean depth. They are easy to use and give accurate and repeatable measurements. The Chelsea fluorimeters are also ideally suited for long-term deployment and will be used to monitor the extent of the pollution caused after the oil slick has dispersed.


The UV AQUAtracka displays real-time, live data via the Chelsea supplied GUI. Similarly, real-time data from the UviLux can be transmitted via a Bluetooth wireless link to either a PDA or a PC, thus giving the user freedom in the field to make high precision measurements anywhere, anytime.


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Hamilton Robotics announces a new, proprietary 2D Barcode Reader specially designed to provide advanced sample tracking functions on MICROLAB STAR automated liquid handling workstation. The new reader has a compact footprint in a standard Hamilton carrier size to minimise the required deck space. The reader’s CCD camera records barcodes in less than .5 seconds from a wide range of sample formats including boxes of SBS tubes and biovials in 96-well format. Five labware positions are available on the device. The 2D barcode reader supports a variety of tubes from many manufacturers, in 24-, 48-, 96- and 384-well configurations.


2D barcoding is a valuable tool for sample tracking and storage and provides critical chain-of-custody information. The new reader is ideal for high-throughput screening, sample archival, forensics, and work with SNPs and blood samples.


“Up to now, MICROLAB STAR users have been required to use third-party 2D barcode readers,” explained Scott Eaton, Director of Clinical and International Sales and Marketing for Hamilton Robotics. “These third-party devices require more deck space than the Hamilton-designed peripherals, which now include our own reader.”


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2D Barcode Reader Offers Integration


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