mosquito dispensing robot

The Mosquito Dispensing Robot is maintained by MBB Manager, Laboratory Operations. If there are any concerns, please contact the Manager (details below).

Standard Operator & Training Manual

Advanced Operator & Training Manual

Mosaic (Titian) Software Brochure

The Mosquito is a general purpose dispensing robot capable of precision liquid handling. It has a volume range of 50 nl to 1.2 ul and can pipette with 16 or 8 disposable tips simultaneously to fill a 384-well plate-to-plate copy in less than 3 minutes with zero cross contamination. The Mosquito software can be programmed to perform multiple pipetting operations including volume settings, plate types, and plate positions.

Specifications of the Mosquito:

Pipetting range: 25 nl-1.2 ul

Primary SBS plate format: 48, 96

Dead volume: <0.3 ul

Optional extras: active humidity chamber

Throughput: <2 mins/96-well plate, 4mins/288 drops

Booking is required. Users must provide their own pipette tips.

Location

MBB Department

For training please contact King or Craig lab.

Contact

Manager, Laboratory Operations

Phone:
 (604) 518-9066
E-mail: mbblabop@sfu.ca