Automation

Gilson's GX-Series Liquid Handlers, paired with TRILUTION® LH software and GEARS, can integrate with QINSTRUMENTS thermal and shaking modules. This powerful combination enables automated workflows involving heating, cooling, and agitation—ideal for redissolving compounds, kinetic testing, derivatization before SPE, and liquid-liquid extractions. Expand your system’s capabilities with precision temperature control and flexible labware support—all fully automated for increased efficiency and reliability.

When performing high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), efficiency is key to get the most throughput out of your instruments. Instead of purchasing additional instrumental setups, there are several ways to increase the efficiency of a single instrument. Switching valves, like the Gilson VALVEMATE® II Valve Actuator, can allow for the connection of multiple columns for column switching to expand what is possible on a single system alone.

ICP-MS analysis is a technique of choice in many laboratories to quantify trace elements in many matrices. Automating this process reduces manual handling errors and provides traceability where manual preparation has none. This technical note shows how the use of a Gilson liquid handler and TRILUTION® LH Software makes it possible to automate those acidic dilutions prior to analysis by ICP-MS.

Sample preparation for any form of analysis can be tedious and time-consuming, and efforts to automate this process have been long and fruitful. Today, many different types of liquid handlers exist that can perform a variety of functions to increase throughput tremendously. In this application note, we demonstrate one example of sample prep by taking a common but complicated screening method for optimizing liquid-liquid chromatography run parameters and automating the process. We also showcase the use of liquid level detection in the precise liquid handling of biphasic solutions

In this article, we provide an overview of GPC and how it’s used for post-extraction cleanup including: how GPC works, the components of a GPC system, and a step-by-step look into the GPC process

Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is a powerful and highly sensitive method of amplifying genetic material, with applications ranging from diagnostics and forensics to research.

However, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of your qPCR experiments can be challenging — even the smallest amount of contamination or failure to adhere strictly to liquid handling best practices can substantially impact your results.

So, what can you do to maximize your chances of delivering highly accurate qPCR results, time after time? In this article, we share our top 5 tips for qPCR success.

The manual cyclization step in a peptide purification workflow is time-consuming and can easily become the rate-limiting step of the whole workflow, leading to delays in peptide production. Automating a drop-wise cyclization process using a liquid handler with a large rack capacity and incorporating automatic orbital shaking is an ideal solution to this workflow bottleneck. Learn more in this technical note.

In this technical note, the use of a PIPETMAX® 268 automated liquid handling system is described for the pipetting of the plasma from the whole blood sample. PIPETMAX can be used to aspirate a precise volume of the plasma and transfer this to a suitable analysis or storage tube. If the specific laboratory workflow will benefit from it, then diluent can also be added to the analysis tubes, and the plasma can be mixed into the diluent as part of the same method.

Switching from a manual to an automated process not only enables significantly more effective use of personnel time, but also removes operator error for reproducible results and increases the accuracy and precision of assays. In this article, we delve into the challenges that can arise during this transition and explain how Gilson's solutions and services can ease the process of transferring your manual methods to an automated system.

The vinegar fly, or fruit fly, is an excellent animal model for studying the underlying mechanisms of human disease. In preparation for use in research studies, fruit fly larvae must eat and grow continuously over a four-day period before hatching. In this app note, we describe the time-consuming and labor-intensive process of preparing vessels with fly food and how to avoid it using a fully automated system.