Technology - Advantages

The flat surface structure of a DropArray™ plate and improved fluidic design provides distinctive advantages over conventional microtiter plates. The entire DropArray™ plate enables the miniaturization of sample and increases reaction times. Reduced sample and reagent volumes allow for sample and reagent savings; as well as, reduced costs per assays. Furthermore the entire DropArray™ plate can be washed gently as a whole (instead of well-by-well washing), conveying better fluidics and improving the reproducibility of experimental data. This unique wash process significantly simplifies the present tedious and painstaking wash. 

The main advantages of DropArray™ can be summarized as follows:

Other benefits from using the DropArray™ technology include: 

• Improved accuracy of results

The automation of the wash step to a single whole plate wash minimizes human error and machine error brought about by "well-by- well" washing, improving the reproducibility and quality of the experimental results.

• Compatible with existing screening systems
The DropArray™ platform is completely compatible with the SBS-384 microtiter well formats, allowing the DropArray™ plates to be used with conventional microtiter plate imagers & dispensers. Furthermore, the whole DropArray™ system is easily integrated into existing liquid handling systems.

• Low cost and low maintenance
Due to the reduced sample and reagent volumes required, DropArray™ system is able to provide around 85 % cost-savings to users. Moreover, the whole system is easy to set up and requires minimal maintenance and training/expertise from staff.

• Environmentally friendly – as all the oil used in the DropArray™ system is recyclable, and the amount of reagents used is greatly reduced, less waste is produced with the system.