AquaMaxMicroplate Washer

User-Changeable Washer Heads

• 96- and 384-well Plate Wash Heads for biochemical assays for thorough washing of ELISAs
• 96- and 384-well Cell Wash Heads for cell-based assays with angled dispensing pins for gentle washing of cell-based assays
• Thirty second head changes with no tools, calibration, or alignment. Simply move a lever to engage and disengage.
• Buy the heads you need now and add heads as your needs change
• Simultaneous washing of all wells for 96- and 384-well plates minimizes processing time

Compatibility with Cell-Based Assays

HEK293 cells were seeded at 10,000 cells/well and incubated overnight. The cells were then labeled with Calcein AM dye. Cells were prewashed to remove most of the dye using the AquaMax 4000 Washer with the 96 Well Cell Wash Head. Cells were washed 2 times with 200 µL of wash buffer containing 1X PBS and at 5 mm above plate bottom. Cells were imaged using an ImageXpress Velos Laser-Scanning Cytometer. Cells were washed again 3 times with 300 µL of wash buffer at 3 mm above plate bottom. Cells were then imaged again to measure post-wash cell area. 95% of cells were retained in wells after washing.

• Cell-Wash Heads process plate gently enough for weakly adherent cell types (ex. HEK293)
• Angled dispensing pins and controllable dispensing pressure minimizes cell blow off
• Variable aspiration rate minimizes cell lift-off
• AquaMax Microplate Washer with Cell-Wash Head minimizes need for researchers to fix cells

Multiple Washer Reservoir Options

• Two- or four-fluid inlets with matching color-coded tubing facilitate quick assembly of the buffer and wash solution bottles and allow multiple wash protocols to be run without switching bottles
• 4 or 10 liter bottles available to address your throughput needs
• Level sensing bottles as an option to track liquid levels in the bottles
• Waste can be sent to reservoir or sink

Automatic Maintenance Protocols

• One-Touch Autoclean completely washes system with AquaMax Sterilant; rinses with water and then air dry both the aspiration and dispensing channel to prevent contaminant build up.
• Auto-shutdown is user-definable and can automatically rinse and purge AquaMax Washer with air, providing walk away flexibility at the end of the batch.

Automation Options

• Zero-alignment integration of AquaMax Microplate Washer to StakMax Microplate Handling Stacker provides easy automation option for most users.
• AquaMax onboard software controls the StakMax Microplate Handling Stacker
• AquaMax Microplate Washer can be integrated in the majority of automation environments, connects via USB port, and uses simple serial commands.