Multi-channel non-contact dispensing from positive displacement syringes. The dragonfly delivers accurate and repeatable nanoliter to milliliter dispensing, every time, irrespective of liquid viscosity or environmental conditions
Multi-channel non-contact dispensing from positive displacement syringes. The dragonfly product range delivers accurate and repeatable nanolitre to millilitre dispensing, every time, irrespective of liquid viscosity or environmental conditions.
Accurate and repeatable dispensing - every time
SPT Labtech dragonfly instruments harness innovative positive displacement technology to enable accurate and repeatable nanolitre to milliliter dispensing, every time, irrespective of liquid viscosity or environmental conditions.
Robust and reliable reagent dispensing
dragonfly discovery enables innovative, low volume reagent dispensing across a broad range of applications including genomics, assay development, and 3D cell cultures. Highly repeatable and accurate low volume dispensing, rapid large volume dispensing, and ultra-low dead volumes allow researchers to minimize reagent costs, save time, and standardize assays for superior quality data.
Just walk up and use
With no calibration or daily maintenance requirements, setting up an experiment couldn’t be easier with these 3 simple steps. Select a protocol or set up a new experiment in our intuitive software package - fit positive displacement syringes and lay out reagents. Click run to dispense into your plate of choice
Greatly improve assay robustness
From aqueous buffers, DMSO and PCR Mastermixes through to cells and even viscous basal membrane extracts: dragonfly discovery enables highly accurate and repeatable dispensing starting from just 200 nL, for robust assays and superior quality data.
Maximise precious reagents
Make your reagents go further with assay miniaturization. Whether working with 384- or 1,536-well plate formats, assay miniaturization is ideal to increase throughput, cut reagent costs and standardize workflows. Combined with fully recoverable, ultra-low dead volumes this approach ensures that users derive maximal value from their precious reagents.
Save time
Rapid plate fill times, programmable staggered reagent additions and minimal maintenance requirements allow scientists to spend their time on high value scientific tasks such as planning and analyzing experiments.
Flexible configuration
dragonfly discovery is based on a modular design that works flexibly around your workflow. Choose from 3, 6 or 10 independent positive displacement dispense heads to suit your application and throughput requirements. Setup as a standalone benchtop unit, or integrate into your workcell of choice. The autofeed reservoir reagent module increases reagent capacity for high volume bulk filling tasks and enables extended walk away time.
Suitable for low or high throughput assays
Compatible with any SBS plate format across 96-, 384- and 1,536-well plates. Highly controlled dispensing into 96- or 384-well PCR plates for sensitive genomics applications, as well as rapid bulk dispensing into deep well blocks or racked tubes.