Monitored Pipetting Process Automated pipetting with ZEUS follows these steps
1. Tip pick-up: ZEUS automatically picks up a pipetting tip and verifies its presence.
2. Movement to sample: The tip is moved by the pipetting system over the sample. Then the integrated Z-motion of ZEUS is used to find the liquid level and to follow the liquid during aspiration and dispense.
3. Liquid Level Detetection (LLD): ZEUS allows two modes for Liquid Level Detection (LLD): by capacitance for conductive liquids and by pressure for non-conductive liquids.
4. Aspiration: ZEUS automatically aspirates the quantity of liquid defined by the user in the range of 1 μL - 1000 μL into the pipetting tip. Self-monitoring functions of QPM (Qualitative Pipetting Monitoring) ensure precision of the pipetting and prevent malfunction.
5. Dispense: The liquid is dispensed in one or more aliquots while monitoring the process with QPM.
6. Tip disposal: ZEUS disposes the used pipetting tip.
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