SamplePro Tube

The Challenge:  Transfer and mixing of samples directly in the long, thin glass tubes, in order to avoid a detrimental effect on NMR resolution, all liquid transfers – especially adding and mixing internal standards or solvents – need to be performed without creating air bubbles, foam or concentration gradients.

• SampleProTube meets the challenges in NMR sample preparation, with out-of-the-box qualified methods for each of the typical NMR solvents
  
• High precision pump suited for dispensing volumes (with volume variation less than 1%)
  
• Pipetting needle suited for long-thin NMR tubes, from 1.7mm to 5mm diameters
• Extra long pipetting needle for handling 7inch NMR tubes
• Patented down-holder and centering system acts as a needle guide, ensures no spillage while avoiding needle damage
  
• Sample cooling modules
• Automated self-identification of labwares on decktrays, eliminating typical system administration tasks associated with adding new source containers, changing types or positions
  
• Automated inventory self-check, triggered by sensors on system hood
• SamplePro LAB2NMR: a fully integrated, walkaway system that prepares samples and sends them directly to the NMR spectrometer. This system has a second robotic arm with a gripper tool to transfer the samples, and features extra shielding to protect the sample preparation platform from the NMR’s magnetic field
• A validated method for SamplePro Tube is available to prepare samples according to the B.I.Methods Sample Preparation SOP for 5mm Plasma/Serum. Samples prepared by the SamplePro Tube are ready for NMR Measurement according to B.I.Methods 1.x and 2.x and subsequent data analysis with B.I. Quant-PS, B.I. LISA or PhenoRisk PACS™

• Free up your scientists and lab assistants from repetitive tasks: from 7.5 hours of manual pipetting reduced to 2.5 hours for a rack of 96 NMR samples
• Enables precise and accurate results, especially adding and mixing internal standards or solvents without creating air bubbles, foam or concentration gradients that can negatively impact the NMR sample-turnaround-time
• Secure handling when managing biohazards
• Traceability controls ensure no sample mix-up: barcode-oriented software control strategy, so the system always knows the identity and geometry of all the containers on the workdeck
• Avoid needle damage and spillage, thanks to the patented needle downholder
  Maximized ease-of-use when adding new labware or source containers to the decktray – automated labware detection eliminates overhead associated with system administration