Nanolitre liquid handling technology enables you to perform ‘traditional’ liquid handling tasks at a fraction of the volume, and at higher speeds. The instrument uses positive displacement, disposable micropipettes to handle low volumes of liquid in plate to plate, or intra plate transfers using contact dispensing
High performance at a fraction of the cost
The SPT Labtech mosquito offers unique nanolitre liquid handling technology enabling you to perform ‘traditional’ liquid handling tasks at a fraction of the volume, and at higher speeds. The instrument uses positive displacement, disposable micropipettes to handle low volumes of liquid in plate to plate, or intra plate transfers using contact dispensing. Each mosquito’s disposable micropipette has its own piston, not an air gap or system liquid, for true positive displacement pipetting.
mosquito X1
SPT Labtech mosquito X1 offers precision low volume sampling of any individual well in any plate, using unique positive displacement pipetting technology. Its hit picking capability makes mosquito X1 perfectly suited for high throughput screening (HTS) hit confirmation and secondary profiling, as well as high throughput sample normalization and synthetic biology (DNA assembly).
High speed, low volume hit picking
mosquito X1 enables accurate and precise single-channel positive displacement pipetting from 25 nL to 1.2 μL (LV) or 500 nL to 5 μL (HV). With programmable sampling of any individual well in any plate, as well as multiple deck positions, mosquito X1 is ideally suited to rapidly cherry pick compounds from high throughput screening (HTS) plates for validation and secondary profiling or to normalize compound stock concentrations.
High speed, low volume hit picking from plates
Designed for automated low volume hit picking, mosquito X1 offers precision sampling from any individual well in any plate with or without a foil seal. The instrument’s powerful capabilities enable researchers to quickly select small volumes of hits from a variety of primary screening plates and transfer them directly into assay ready plates, averaging just 6 seconds for aspirate, plate deck move, dispense, and tip change.
Integration-ready for extended automation capabilities
mosquito X1 extends the benefits of automation through ‘off the shelf’ integration of the Cherry Picker II hit-picking system. This stand-alone hit-picking workstation automates the process of loading and removing source plates from the mosquito X1, as well as scanning plate bar codes in order to identify wells to be addressed, and volumes to be transferred as defined by a simple .CSV worklist.
Versatile single channel pipetting
Samples can be multi-dispensed into multiple wells or plates, pooled into a single well and even mixed. With 1 nL resolution, mosquito X1 is well suited for transferring exact volumes for normalization processes.
True positive displacement technology delivers exceptional accuracy
mosquito X1 harnesses innovative positive displacement technology using disposable micropipettes with individual pistons to deliver exceptional accuracy and precision, irrespective of liquid class. Disposable pipettes guard against cross-contamination and ensure the integrity of assays and the quality of your research outcomes.
Preserve valuable compound stocks
Low volume pipetting and ultra-low source dead volumes of <0.3 µL minimize the use of precious compound stocks in mosquito X1 workflows.
Walk up and use technology streamlines user experience
The user-friendly instrument and software interface are accessible for even novice users, minimizing operator training time and simplifying setup.