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Xact Compact Microarrayer

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Part Number 001 - Glass Slide Configuration

Discontinued in the USA. Replaced with XactII p/n 001A.

HIGHLIGHTS
- Compact and portable

- Ideal for grouped production arrayer use, fast and versatile

- Shipped calibrated

- Zero heat emission in the operational area

- Smart distributed control electronics
- Operates with proprietary high-tech composite printing pins

- Includes unique microarray design software and lab clone repository

- Integrated with microarray image processing and data analysis tools

- Capable of printing arrays on the bottoms of 96-well plates. Please refer to the Plate Version of the system.

SPECIFICATIONS

Performance
- Printing Method: Contact printing. Proprietary head and printing pins are available. The system can accommodate heads from other vendors.
- Number of printing needles: 1-16 in various patterns with the standard LabNEXT printing head. The control software can work with any printing pattern in case of using printing heads of other vendors.
- Needles spacing: 4.5 mm, 9 mm for 384 and 96 well plates correspondingly.
- Slides capacity: 14 slides. Any number of them can be used for pre-spotting.
- Source plates capacity: 1 plate.

- Labware compatibility: 96, 384, 1536 plates
- Slide locks: independent. The system can accommodate from 1 to 14 slides in any positions.
- Needles cleaning technology: fluid stream washing, vacuum drying.
- Print layouts: up to 3 identical microarrays at a slide. Pick-up and spotting repetitions.
- Throughput: 40 sec per print cycle (Print cycle: Wash, Dry, Pick-up, Pre-spot, Deposit at 13 slides). 384 well plate can be printed in 7-8 min with 16 needles

- Environmental Control: on-board electronic humidifier. Maintains relative humidity inside the system cabinet in the range of 40-80% with 2% precision.

Mechanical
- Accessible operating area: L 295mm, W 170mm, H 70mm
- Resolution: X, Y - 0.002 mm, Z - 0.005 mm (spacing between two nearest possible spots)
- Absolute accuracy: X, Y - 0.05 mm, Z - 0.05 mm. (accuracy of positioning the most remote from the origin spots within the work area)
- Repeatability within the same run: X, Y - 0.006 mm, Z - 0.01 mm (accuracy of returning to the same spot without run interruption.)
- Repeatability after  run interruption: X, Y - 0.01 mm, Z - 0.01 mm (accuracy of returning to the same spot after the system has been stopped and re-initialized)

Environmental
- Dimensions: W18" X D14" X H9" (457mm X 355mm X 229mm)
- Power supply: 110V-220V AC
- Lab facilities: Vacuum. Portable vacuum pump can be used.
- Computer interface: USB
- Computer requirements: Windows 2000/XP, USB port.

SOFTWARE FEATURES

Visual plate annotation

It is easy to compose plate annotation with the plate image rendered on the computer screen. For plates filled by a liquid handling equipment plate annotation file can be imported into the LabNEXT software. Annotated plates stored in the system repository and can be used for different microarrays.

Visual source plates repository

Annotated plates stored in the system repository and can be used for different microarrays.

Visual Microarray Design

The system allow preview of the microarray layout. At the design stage it is possible to define printing pattern, spot repetitions and pickup sequence and other important parameters of the microarray. The software offers manual and automated methods of microarray design. In the automated mode the most rational use of microarray surface prompted. Once created the microarray design can be saved in the computer repository and used for other printing jobs.

Visual microarray and prespotting substrates placement

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