AUTOMATION-FRIENDLY UNPRECEDENTED CONTROL OF ALL CENTRIFUGAL PARAMETERS
Based on the same design and API as the Blue®Washer, Blue®Fuge is a compact, automation-friendly robot-accessible microplate centrifuge that allows for unprecedented control and repeatability of all physical centrifugation parameters. Quiet, robust, vibration-free and extremely fast, Blue®Fuge is capable of reaching 600g within 2.5 seconds. Ideal for high and medium throughput applications such as pelletization of cells for flow cytometry, air bubble removal, and nudging cells into BlueCatBio’s Blue®Plate’s Cell®Safe reservoirs.
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General-purpose media separation by centrifugation High performance deposit of cells into Cell®Safe reservoirs in Blue®Plates Removal of air bubbles in MTPs
Compatibility
Any SBS format plate up to 17.4mm height (including 1536 well) strip or slides
Centrifuge system
Rotor driven by computer controlled, high power servo motor for unprecedented acceleration and control
Shaking & incubation
Programmable speeds, accelerations, rocking angles and time, ideal to nudge cells into Cell®Safe reservoirs in Blue®Plates
Centrifuge specs
RPM: 5 to 3,500 RPM (= 630 g), Acceleration: <1,500 RPM/s, Deceleration:< 1,000 RPM/s Maximum weight difference between active plate and balance plate: 15 g @ 3,500 rpm, 20 g @ 2,000 rpm, 35 g @ 1,500 rpm, 70 g @ 1,000 rpm
Software and operation
PC-based GUI with quick access to pre-set, application specific centrifugation methods and editor to customize methods and program workflows. Autonomous mode to run methods from Blue®Fuge’s internal memory
Automation
Easy plate load/ pick-up by simple robotic gripper; standard API, USB and Ethernet Available automated plate loading via Blue®Bench
Safety
Centrifugation shut off in case of excessive vibration; sensor controlled interlocking door
Dimensions (HxWxD)
24.2 cm x 36.5 cm x 69.0 cm | 9.5’’ x 14.4’’ x 27.2’’ (without plate nest: 54.5 cm | 21.5’’); electrical and liquid connections on right side wall of Blue®Fuge housing
Weight
32 kg | 70 lbs
Power requirements
100 – 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 350 W, auto sensing, I max = 10A
Ambient temperature
15°C – 55°C | 60 F – 130F
Blue®Plate
Blue®Plate enables fully automated, high-throughput cell washes for flow cytometry
Each assay is different! Let us know about your specific workflows & individual targets to get a customized Blue®Washer configuration for your assay campaigns.