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Highly Flexible R&D System

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The instrumentTWO-300P offers an extensive array of features, rendering this adaptable microarray spotter well-prepared for upcoming challenges. Boasting a spacious production area and enhanced repeated positioning, it emerges as an ideal selection for both R&D endeavours and small-scale production, especially suited to academic budgets.

Additionally, a range of supplementary features, including a vacuum table, humidity control, inline-QC, de-ionizer, and HEPA filter, presents several options that seamlessly integrate with our established microarray-spotting technology.

The iTWO can operate all Microdispensers from the M2-Family.

Key Features

  • Supports all dispenser types
  • Built-in Windows PC
  • Humidity control, particle-free
  • Washing and drying station
  • Head camera for in-line QC
  • 2D droplet imaging
  • Optional high-duty mobility table
  • Cooling/heating of source and target
  • HEPA filter system with flow control
  • De-ionizer
  • Vacuum table
iTWO Microarray Printer on a laboratory work bench showing the size of the Instrument

Highly Flexible Microarray Spotter

The iTWO-300P stands as M2-Automation's R&D system, ensuring uncompromised performance and flexibility. It serves as a fully customizable platform, allowing precise tailoring to match your exact requirements. Beginning as a foundational model, it has the potential for upgrades to a cutting-edge, fully automated microarray-spotting instrument of unparalleled performance.

Notably, it boasts the best flexibility-to-footprint ratio, maximizing utility within limited space. In essence, the iTWO-300P microarray printer encapsulates versatility, precision, customization, and seamless integration, making it a valuable asset across a spectrum of applications, from academia to production environments.

Instrument Configuration

In its compact design, the iTWO series can house everything your process needs. Starting with a precision axis system, each iTWO can be modified with a variety of support systems for complete environment and process control.

  • Humidity control, particle-free
  • Two types of syringe pump for aspirate/dispense
  • Multiple cameras for inline-QC

 

iTWO Microarray Printer with open doors showing the available features and components in detail
iTWO Microarray Printer view inside to show the big vacuum table and the source area in detail

Target-Area Options

The target of the iTWO-300P can be equipped with one of our ultra-smooth vacuum tables, a planar target holder, or MTPs. This provides the system with the ability to print directly on membranes, glass slides, planar films, biosensors, or microfluidic applications. All target options can be temperature controlled.

  • Ultra-smooth surface
  • Target temperature control

 

Source-Area Options

In order to make the most of the deck space, multiple deck layouts are possible. For a high amount of samples, two MTPs can be used while a big target area still remains available. No matter what the different volumes and amounts of your samples are, our iTWO can handle it.

  • Microtiter plate, 8-well stripes, or both
  • Source temperature control

 

iTWO Microarray Printer view inside to show the big planar target holder and the 2 source MTPs in detail

Technical Data

Printable Area
x 150 to 180 mm
y 300 mm

Travel Range
x 250 mm
y 300 mm
z 100 mm

Dimensions
w 110 cm
d 75 cm
h 110 cm

Weight
150 kg

Axis Speed
x 750 mm/s
y 750 mm/s
z 350 mm/s

Acceleration
x 4000 mm/s2
y 4000 mm/s2
z 2000 mm/s2

Axis Resolution
1 µm

Position Repeatability
+- 5 µm

Source Formats:
96-, 384-, 1536-MTP
3x8-well stripes (well volume 200 μL)
5x13-well chip (well volume 100 μL)
Reagent vials of 0.5 to 1.5 ml

Target Formats:
4 MTP target holder
Vacuum table for up to 28 slides or 180x300 mm
Planar target holder for up to 28 slides or 180x300 mm
Your customized target holder 250x250 mm or 180x300 mm