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D - Glossary
Glossary of Terms and Instrument Options
PW (Plate washer)
The Tecan 96PW Washer is a fully automated microplate washer for all types
of 96-well microplates. The device is fitted with a 96-well wash head, which
has one aspirating and one dispensing needle per well. The plate carrier is
adjustable to enable the use types of round and flat bottom microplates. The
device is also equipped with a mirror so that visual quality control can be
performed during the washing procedure. By treating all 96 wells of the
microplate simultaneously, the washer is able to achieve very short wash
times.
The PW384 is a microplate washer which performs ultra-fast washing of both
384-well and 96-well microplates. The PW384 not only processes all 384
wells simultaneously, but uses “Overflow” washing to further boost wash
performance. This wash procedure combines high wash efficiency with short
wash times, since no transport steps are required to index the wash head.
The Freedom EVOware plate washer driver is based on Tecan’s
→ WinWash Plus software.
Rack
→ Labware, → Microplate, → Strip Rack, → Tube Rack.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
A read-write memory that is used by the software for storing intermediate
results. Each memory cell can be addressed individually. Note that the RAM is
volatile, i.e. stored information becomes lost when the RAM is not supplied
with electricity.
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
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. The parameters and/or executable software
instructions are permanently programmed into the chip during manufacture
and cannot be changed later.
Reader
Sample detection or scanning system which uses one or more measurement
techniques (e.g. fluorescence, luminescence or absorbance) to analyze the
samples. Readers are typically controlled by the Magellan software option
using Freedom EVOware’s Magellan driver.
Reference Tip
Alignment tool that can be fixed to a pipetting arm (e.g. LiHa or Te-MO). It is
used to exactly adjust the arm in the various axes. Reference tips cannot be
used for pipetting.
REMP devices
The REMP company develops and produces devices, consumables, software
and fully automated sample processing and storage systems which are mainly
used for laboratory applications. REMP is part of the Tecan Group of
companies. Freedom EVOware currently provides drivers for the following
REMP devices: Portrait Heat Sealer, Reatrix barcode scanner for 96-format
REMP tubes and cap/decap device for tubes in a REMP Storage Tube Rack.
Replicates
Replicates are repetitions (copies) of the same liquid(s) at different well
positions.
Retract the tips
Retract the tips = raise the tips.
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