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The HydroFlex Plus microplate washer is a truly flexible and upgradeable platform for automated microplate strip washing, magnetic bead washing and vacuum filtration in 96-well plate formats. It is an ideal solution for a wide range of cell-, bead- and ELISA-based applications, reflecting over 30 years of Tecan expertise in advanced liquid handling.
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Tab 01 / Overview
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Every HydroFlex Plus washer comes with microplate shaking and automated buffer switching included, ready for ELISA washing and gentle washing of cells. In addition, optional user-interchangeable plate carriers are available for easy switching between washing and filtration applications.
Show moreThe optional Liquid Level Detection (LLD) system controls the fill levels in the wash buffer and waste bottles, warning the user when a critical liquid level has been reached.
Choose your favorite color:
Every HydroFlex plate washer is ready for integration onto the following automated platforms:
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Tab 02 / Technology
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Using adjustable wash settings and head positions for optimized results.
The optional Liquid Level Detection (LLD) system controls the fill levels in the wash buffer and waste bottles, warning the user when a critical liquid level has been reached.
Eight- or 16-way manifold for ELISAs and cellbased assays, allowing simultaneous washing of eight or 16 wells.
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Tab 03 / Software
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The HydroFlex Plus can be fully programmed and operated as a standalone instrument using the built-in display and keypad, and features a selection of predefined cleaning protocols for easy maintenance.
Every HydroFlex Plus system is also supplied with Tecan's intuitive HydroControl software, providing example wash programs and a predefined plate library, as well as a simulation mode for offline operation. Wash programs created in HydroControl can be quickly transferred to the on-board memory of the HydroFlex Plus plate washer via a USB interface, using the download function.
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Tab 04 / Literature
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Using the Tecan HydroFlex Plus for gentle washing of A431- and weakly adherent P815-cell lines in 96-well plate format.
Using Tecan’s HydroFlex Plus microplate washer instead of typical manual wash procedures with a multichannel pipette.
The reliable microplate washer for processing of ELISAs and cells in 96-well plates.
The Protein Interaction Screening Unit at the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, has automated the co-immune precipitation method for investigating protein-protein interactions (PPIs) using Tecan’s HydroFlex washer and Infinite® F200 microplate reader, increasing throughput up to 100-fold compared to manual methods, and greatly accelerating PPI screening.
Researchers at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, have introduced automated washing for Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSpot (ELISpot) assays, using the HydroFlex microplate washer.
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Tab 05 / Specifications
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| Display unit | Liquid crystal display with two rows of 16 digits | |
| Keyboard | Four-key membrane keyboard | |
| Number of dispensing channels | 1, 2 or 4 channels | |
| Manifold types | 8- or 16-way for parallel processing of 8- or 16-wells |
| Volume of solution dispensed | 50-3,000 µl in 50 µl steps (washing) 50-400 µl in 50 µl steps (dispensing) |
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| Dispensing accuracy | ≤1.2 % typical** (300 µl dispense volume, dispense rate: 3, 8-way manifold) |
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| Dispensing uniformity CV | ≤2.5 % over the plate typical** (300 µl dispense volume, dispense rate: 3, 8-way manifold) |
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| Residual volume | Crosswise aspiration: ≤1.8 μl per well typical** (96-well, flat-bottom Greiner® Bio-One plate) (asp. rate: 3; asp. time: 4 sec; head speed: 10 mm/sec; 8-way manifold) |
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| Interface | USB | |
| Shaking | Linear shaking; high, medium and low settings |
| Supply | Auto sensing for the settings 100-120 V or 220-240 V, 50/60 Hz |
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| Consumption | 65 VA |
| Outside dimensions for plate washing | Width: 27.5 cm; depth: 36.6 cm; height: 18.5 cm | |
| Weight | 6.6 kg | |
| Color | White (standard), Metallic red, Metallic blue |
This web page may contain reference to applications and products which are not available in all markets. Please check with your local sales representative.
* The HydroFlex Plus has been designed to meet IVDR (EU) 2017/746 when configured for ELISA washing. In combination with the HydroControl software, it also provides FDA 21 CFR part 11 functionality.
** This optional functionality is available at extra cost for the general purpose article 30087531 Instrument HydroFlex for USA and Canada only.