What could once only be accomplished through repetitive motions with a single channel pipette can now be accomplished with the Thermo Scientific Matrix Equalizer. This instant boost in productivity is the result of equal tip spacing that expands or contracts with the simple adjustment of a slide rod making the pipette able to perform sample transfers between virtually any tube rack, microplate, or horizontal gel box. The pipette allows plate-to-plate transfers between 96 and 384 microplates, as well as the ability to load gels eight or 12 channels at a time directly from a microplate or tube rack .
Adjustable tip spacing allows you to transfer multiple samples between any tube rack, microplate, and/or horizontal gel box
Ergonomic design reduces risk of repetitive stress injuries
Step-based programming makes it logical, intuitive and easy to create programs
On-board memory saves six programs (up to 40 steps each) allows you to spend more time pipetting, less time programming
Large volume capacity—1250µL per tip capacity allows you to fill an entire microplate with up to 100µL per well from a single aspiration
Five volume ranges and two spacing ranges available allows for the flexibility to pipette between many types of labware
Expandable Tip Spacing
The Matrix Equalizer’s tips can be spaced anywhere from 9mm (96 well microplates) to 14.15mm (12-13mm tube rack spacing or 48 well plates) in increments of 0.1mm. The distance between tips is always equal—simply set the desired spacing anywhere on the scale and pull or push the rod to expand or contract the tips. This can be done while the tips are empty or full, enabling the quick and easy transfer of multiple samples at once between labware with different configurations.
Tip Spacing Down to 4.5mm
The Matrix Equalizer 384 features the same unique tip spacing mechanism but allows you to set the tip spacing down to 4.5mm—perfect for multichannel dispensing from 96 well plates into 384 well plates or for multi-lane sample loading of agarose gels. The 8-channel expands to 14.15mm, the 12-channel to 9mm.
Ergonomic Design
Light and well-balanced, the pipette design keeps your hand close to the pipetting surface and incorporates a highly leveraged tip ejector that utilizes two or three fingers (and not the thumb).
Light Tip Application and Ejection
Designed in conjunction with Thermo Scientific Matrix pipette tips, ensure superior tip fit with minimal application/ejection forces.
Allows you to automate anything you would do with a manual multichannel pipette.
The Matrix Equalizer pipette also includes all the other great features of Electronic Multichannel Pipettes.
Applications
Electronic multichannel pipetting between varying spaced labware
Multichannel gel loading directly from microplates or tube racks
Multichannel pipetting
Multichannel pipetting with tube racks
Multichannel sample transfers between tube racks and microplates
Sample additions 96 to 384 plate reformatting (and 384 to 96)