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D - Glossary
Glossary of Terms and Instrument Options
Fixed tip
General term for a tip that can be screwed to a pipetting device (e.g. → LiHa).
Unlike a → Disposable tip (DiTi) it is rinsed after each pipetting cycle and
can be used again.
FlaskFlipper
The FlaskFlipper hardware option is one of the components of the Tecan
Cellerity system. It is mounted on the worktable of the pipetting instrument
and is used to load, unload, hold, shake and knock the cell culture flasks.
Flash memory
Memory chip for non-volatile storage of parameters and/or executable
software instructions. Non-volatile means that the data is not lost when the
power supply is switched off. Flash memory can be erased electrically and
then re-programmed.
Flushing the instrument
Procedure that rinses the entire liquid system of the pipetting instrument for
the purpose of removing air pockets or exchanging the system liquid. The
liquid flows through the dilutors and tubing and exits through the tips into the
waste position of the wash station.
Free air dispensing
Dispensing liquid without the tip touching the liquid surface. Free air
dispensing is sometimes called jet dispensing. The opposite of free air
dispensing is → Submerged dispensing.
Freedom
Tecan Freedom pipetting instrument.
Freedom EVO
Tecan pipetting instrument series. Depending on the model, the Freedom
EVO can be fitted with up to three robot arms (up to two liquid handling arms,
two plate robots and/or two tube robots). It can be interfaced to a wide range
of Tecan and third-party laboratory devices such as centrifuges and a laser
scanners.
FSE
Tecan Field Service Engineer. The FSE is a specially trained and authorized
person who is responsible for installation and initial set up of the Tecan
instrument. He or she is also responsible for service and maintenance and
should be contacted if there are any problems with the system.
Gemini
Control and automation software for the Tecan Genesis and Genesis
Freedom series of pipetting instruments.
Genesis
A series of Tecan pipetting instruments. The Genesis series is fitted with a
liquid handling arm (LiHa) and plate and tube robots (RoMa and PnP). It can
be interfaced to a wide range of Tecan and third-party laboratory devices such
as a centrifuge and a laser scanner.
GENios reader
The Tecan GENios is a fully automatic computer-controlled microplate reader
for measuring samples in microplates. It fulfills the requirements for numerous
fluorescence, absorbance and glow type luminescence applications in
research and routine investigations. It can be used with 384, 96, 24, 12 or 6
well microplates. The filters are arranged in filter slides which allow up to four
excitation filters and four emission filters.
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