Cytena Single Cell Printer Robot

Cytena Single Cell Printer Robot

***Unit was tested as far as we could. We don't have the software to fully test this instrument. Single cell printer is preowned with slight wear from normal use. Buyer can expect a working machine with 30-day warranty. See photos for details.

CYTENA’s single-cell printer™ is a fully automated, benchtop-sized laboratory instrument that isolates single cells into standard microwell plate formats. The instrument uses an inkjet-like principle featuring a disposable, one-way printing cartridge that can hold up to 80 μL of cell sample. 

The sample is pipetted into the cartridge and an external actuator ejects the droplets. The integrated optical sensor helps determine the number of cells in each droplet. A fast shutter mechanism sorts the droplets containing exactly one single-cell into the substrate, while unwanted droplets are deflected into waste.

The open deck contains two separate carriers for loading 96- and 384-well plates. The dispensing head‘s
dispensing unit and optics can be moved freely along a three-axes robotic stage.

Additionally, CYTENA’s single-cell printer uses intuitive and user-friendly software that can be easily operated by each lab member without special skills or extensive training. The instrument setup time is less than 10 minutes, and it takes only a few minutes to fill an entire 96-well plate with single cells.

Key features and benefits:

• Disposable cartridges reduce cross contamination and hands-on clean up
• Full automation
• Fast and easy set up

Througput:

• dispense single cells in 96- or 384- well plates.
• one cartridge feeds multiple plates.
• fast and consistent processing times.

Integration:

• low footprint (550 x 430 mm) and external PC.
• open deck architecture.
• deal for plate-handling robots.

Automation:

• automation-ready API.
• sample client and documentation.
• drivers from various integrators available.

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