Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Gilson, Inc. Introduces the GX-241 Liquid Handler


A compact,versatile liquid handler from the liquid handling experts
Gilson, Inc., an industry leader in purification systems for HPLC, SPE, and GPC clean-up introduces the GX-241 Liquid Handler, the newest liquid handler to join the dependable GX Liquid Handling product line.

The GX-241 Liquid Handler is a compact liquid handler ideally suited for applications and labs where bench space is at a premium.  The GX-241 Liquid Handler provides the perfect balance of size, performance, and capabilities.  The instrument is being introduced first as a liquid handler and auto-sampler, with additional configurations to follow for injection and collection and solid phase extraction. 

“Being able to efficiently and effectively perform required tasks within a limited amount of bench space has become a real concern for many laboratories.” said Atika El Sayed, Chief Executive Officer of Gilson. “The market expressed a need for a small footprint liquid handler with injection and collection capabilities and we listened. The GX-241 was developed to satisfy this request.”

The GX-241 Liquid Handler features a large injection volume range of 1 µL up to 5 mL using a minimal dead volume direct injection design.  The liquid handler also features two transfer ports for delivering samples to off-bed detection devices in Flow Injection Applications (FIA).  The two rack capacity liquid handler has the ability to hold hundreds of samples ranging from 2 mL vials to 100 mm test tubes.  The flexible platform, in addition to tubes and vials, holds up to 4 standard or deep well 96 well microplates.  

For more information about Gilson, Inc. products or services, visit www.gilson.com.