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D - Glossary
Glossary of Terms and Instrument Options
Serial Dilution
Technique in which a fraction of the liquid dispensed into a destination position
is re-aspirated and then dispensed together with additive or system liquid into
a further destination position. This can be repeated several times if necessary.
Shaker
→ Te-Shake (Tecan Orbital Shaker).
Shuttle (Te-Stack) or handler (Carousel)
Sliding carrier which brings labware from the tower or cartridge to the
→ Transfer position, where it can be picked up by the plate robot.
Single-Pipetting mode
With single-pipetting mode (also called single-dispensing mode), a quantity of
liquid is aspirated and all of the liquid is dispensed into a single destination
well in one step. → Multi-pipetting mode.
Site
Position on a carrier which can hold an object such as labware. For example a
Microplate 3 pos. landscape carrier can hold three 384 well landscape plates.
Source Labware
Labware holding container(s) out of which liquid is aspirated.
SPE
Solid Phase Extraction (sample preparation technique). The Tecan vacuum
filtration option is based on this method. → Te-VacS.
Spectra reader
Tecan microplate reader which can perform both single-wavelength and dualwavelength
measurements. Dual-wavelength has the advantage that it
eliminates any influence on the results due to either the microplate itself or
due to non-specific absorbance of samples, finger prints, scratches, dust etc.
on the microplate. It can store up to 20 programmable tests in its internal
memory.
SpectraFluor reader
A fully automatic, computer controlled fluorometer for measuring samples in a
microplate. It fulfills the requirements for numerous fluorescence and
absorbance applications in research and routine investigations. The filters are
arranged in filter slides which allow up to four excitation filters and four
emission filters.
SPO
Sensored Pump Option (includes FWO). The SPO is used to pump a larger
amount of liquid at higher speed through the system, normally to flush the tips.
The SPO supersedes the → MPO and has improved liquid level sensors for
the waste and system liquid containers.
Stacker
Stackers are used to store a stack of labware and to present them to the
instrument for pipetting operations. The labware can then be returned to the
stacker for subsequent actions. Tecan pipetting instruments support several
types of stacker, e.g. the Te-MO stacker (which is installed above the Te-MO
3/5) and the Stand-alone stacker (which is attached to the side of the
instrument alongside the worktable).
Stand-alone stacker option
Stackers are used to store a stack of labware and to present them to the
instrument for pipetting operations. The labware can then be returned to the
stacker for subsequent actions. The Stand-alone stacker (or Te-Stack) is
attached to the side of the instrument alongside the worktable.
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