Strategies to Maintain Sample Integrity Using a Liquid-Filled Automated Liquid-Handling System with Fixed Pipetting Tips

JALA - Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-32

  Ouyang, Zheng ^a   Federer, Susi ^b   Porter, Gregory ^c   Kaufmann, Christoph ^b   Jemal, Mohammed ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^b Tecan   (Switzerland)

^c Tecan US   (United States)

Author keywords

ALH; automated liquid handler; dilution effect; dual dye; fixed tip; gravimetric; liquid handling parameters; photometric; sample dilution; Tecan

Indexed keywords

DILUTION; LIQUIDS; MATERIALS HANDLING; OPTIMIZATION;

AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLER; FIXED PIPETTING TIPS; LIQUID-HANDLING SYSTEM;

BIOASSAY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; GRAVIMETRY; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LIQUID; MATERIALS HANDLING; PHOTOMETRY; PIPETTE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 37549032430     PISSN: 15355535     EISSN: 15402452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jala.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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