Diatron GEMINI - Immunoassay System

• Ease of use in application and maintenance
• Designed with sample and reagent ID-barcode reading, in-tip dilution reducing consumable costs
• Intuitive and highly flexible open software with complete data reduction and LIS interfaces
• Integrated PC and touchscreen eliminates the need for an external workstation
• Smart time-management allows processing up to 3 microplates simultaneously

READER

• Photometric range: 0 to 3.0 OD
• Spectral range: 400 nm to 700 nm (up to 8 filters)
• Read time: < 15 sec single, < 30 sec dual
• Precision: 1% CV at 1.0 OD
• Accuracy: ±0.005 OD or 2.5 % (whichever is greater)
• Linearity: 0 to 2.000 OD ±1 %

PIPETTOR

• Min / max. volumes:
  • 10 µl to 300 µl with 300 µl tip
  • 301 µl to 1000 µl with 1100 µl tip
• Precision (single dispense):
  • < 3 % CV at 20 µl
  • < 3 % CV at 100 µl
• Precision (multi dispense)
  • < 10 % CV at 16 x 20 µl
  • < 3 % CV at 8 x 100 µl
• Features: Pipetting pressure monitoring, capacitive liquid level detection, tip detection, mixing, multiple dilution steps, archiving

CAPACITY

• Sample and reagent capacity:
  • Up to 192 samples
  • Flexible: e.g. 144 samples + 8 reagents + 16 controls

INCUBATOR

• Temperature range: Up to 45 °C
• Temperature uniformity: ±1.5 °C (with in-process temperature uniformity monitoring)
• Shaking 20 Hz

WASHER

• Precision: 10% CV at 300 µl
• Residual volume:
  • <2.5 µl in U-bottom (mean)
  • <4 µl in flat bottom (mean)
• Wash buffer capacity: 3 wash buffers
• Modes: Sweep mode, soak, top and bottom wash, variable pump speed

DIMENSIONS

• Width x Depth x Height: 125 cm x 65 cm (without waste bag) x 75 cm  with closed cover (49” x 26” x 30”)