Air Displacement Pipettes | Pipetting Channels
Hamilton Z-Excursion Universal Sampler (ZEUS) is a fully automated, self-contained air displacement pipette. It is a ready-to-go pipetting channel module for integration into Diagnostics and Life Science instruments. It is based on Hamilton’s revolutionary air displacement pipette technology and uses disposable tips to avoid carry-over. The module is equipped with Qualitative Pipette Monitoring (QPM) which ensures precise and secure pipetting.
Hamilton Air Displacement Pipettes

ZEUS Self-Contained Pipette Channel

ZEUS LT Air Displacement Pipette

Pipetting Channel Disposable Tips

Everything You Need to Know About Liquid Handling
Expand your knowledge or brush up on automated liquid handling definitions and best practices in our Everything You Need to Know About Liquid Handling guide.
Standard and Advanced Air Displacement Pipetting
ZEUS has built-in algorithms for standard and advanced pipetting tasks
Automation engineers looking to integrate pipetting components have traditionally had to invest significant effort into developing algorithms to coordinate a myriad of factors. To address these project risks, Hamilton designed the ZEUS pipetting family with on-board intelligence for industry-leading precision and accuracy. ZEUS air displacement pipettes can meet your advanced and standard pipetting applications.
Qualitative Pipette Monitoring (QPM)
On the STAR Liquid Handling Platform Hamilton pioneered the art of translating pressure curves into intelligent actions. With ZEUS, the benefit of this knowledge is available for integration into any liquid handling application. Some pipetting modules are capable of reporting pressure data. However, ZEUS is the only one capable of interpreting the data and providing actionable information back to the system.

Clogged Tip Detection

Insufficient Liquid Detection

Aspiration of Foam
Anti-Droplet Control for Air Displacement Pipetting
Volatile liquids like acetone and methanol can be extremely difficult to pipette using air displacement. These liquids tend to vaporize in the tip which raises the air pressure, resulting in liquid dripping from the tip. ZEUS is equipped with Anti-Droplet Control (ADC). When enabled, the pressure is monitored in the tip. As the pressure rises, the piston is retracted to equalize the pressure and prevent dripping. The illustrations show the pressure curve when ADC is on and off.

ADC OFF

ADC ON
Resources
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Catalog - Liquid Handling Components
A quick guide to all Hamilton liquid handling components. Learn about air displacement vs liquid filled systems and the correct application of each.

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