NT8 v4 Drop Setter or Crystallization Robot
NT8 v4 Drop Setter or Crystallization Robot
Save Money + Reduce Waste
Reusable Dispensing Tips
Set drops for a 96-well plate using only 8 tips, washing between steps.
Maintain Protein Drop Integrity
Proportional Active Humidification
Prevent sample evaporation and increase experiment reproducibility.
Set-Up Plates in a Cold Room
Cold Room Compatible
Set up crystallization plates at any temperature including 4°C.
Reliable Drop Setting: Reduce Costs + Increase Reproducibility
The NT8® - Drop Setter is a fast, nanoliter-volume liquid handler with drop dispensing capability, including setting drops for Lipidic Cubic Phase (LCP) experiments. The 8-tip head aspirates and dispenses drops from 10 nL to 1.5 μL.
Benefits:
Clean Drop Release with Flexible Fingers
In order to ensure that drops wick to the crystallization plate, all eight tips must touch the plate. To achieve this, each tip is attached to a flexible finger that can independently travel +/- 0.5 mm vertically, enabling the dispense head to contour to the surface of each well. To protect your plate and sample, each tip has a sensor that indicates when the tip contacts the plate's surface. These sensors allow the NT8 to drive down precisely to the point where all tips touch the plate without damaging your plate or sample. The NT8 then retracts slightly away from the surface - yielding the perfect dispense gap for setting drops. This enhancement improves drop precision and reduces the chance of bubbles.
