Hängetropfenbeschichtung

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Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP4749260

Anmeldetag

26. November 2024

Veröffentlichung

27. Mai 2026

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

G01N1/31, G01N35/00, G01N35/10

Abstract

A method for coating a surface of a sample with a liquid using a pipettor in a laboratory automation apparatus, the sample having an elongated shape defining a longitudinal sample axis. The laboratory automation apparatus includes a work surface, a pipettor and a robotic arm. The pipettor includes a pipetting tip defining a longitudinal tip axis. The method includes the following steps: i) providing the sample on the work surface, ii) providing a hanging drop on the distal opening of the pipetting tip, iii) using the robotic arm for moving the pipetting tip to the location of the sample on the work surface and aligning the center of the hanging drop with the distal end of the sample. The sample is coated by moving the pipettor with the longitudinal tip axis perpendicular to the longitudinal sample axis such that the distal end of the sample contacts the hanging drop.

Anmelder

Firma

TECAN Trading AG

Land

🇨🇭 Schweiz

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