BioTek MultiFlo FX Programmable Microplate Dispenser with Wash and Plate Handling Functions

The BioTek MultiFlo FX is a microprocessor-controlled, programmable microplate dispenser designed for precise liquid handling in microplates with integrated wash and timed plate manipulation capabilities. Featuring an 8-tip cassette manifold, the instrument supports dispensing and washing on 96-, 384-, and 1536-well plates, as well as various deep-well, PCR, and multiwell plate formats used in molecular diagnostics, biotechnology, and bioprocessing workflows.

Key technical features include:

• Dispensing system: Positive displacement peristaltic pump with selectable low, medium, and high flow rates, ensuring consistent volume delivery critical for gene editing and synthetic biology applications.
• Volume range: 500 nL to 3000 µL per well in 1 µL increments, supporting high-throughput biomanufacturing and molecular cloning workflows.
• Plate compatibility: Supports standard and deep well plates, PCR plates, and specialized plates up to 1536 wells, widely adopted in cell imaging and fluorescence analysis.
• 7-degree angled dispense: Minimizes disturbance of loosely adherent cell cultures during liquid handling, essential for live-cell assays and cell-based screening in biomedical engineering.
• Integrated wash functionality: Washes diverse plate types using manifold setup, facilitating workflows in molecular diagnostics and synthetic biology research requiring plate reuse.
• Programmable shaking and soak steps: Up to 60 minutes with adjustable intensities, enabling controlled reagent incubation and plate handling during bioprocessing protocols.
• Method-driven touchscreen interface: Allows creation, saving, and execution of custom protocols, promoting reproducibility across multiple users and laboratories.
• Sterilizable components: Autoclavable manifold for contamination control in molecular biology and clinical diagnostic processes.
• Compact dimensions and 40 lbs weight: Fits benchtop environments common in biotechnology labs requiring integrated liquid handling and plate management.

The system includes a BioStack 3 Plate Stacker and plate hotels to automate high-throughput workflows in synthetic biology and molecular diagnostics pipelines. Its precision dispensing and wash capabilities make the MultiFlo FX critical for researchers performing complex assay development, biopharmaceutical production pipelines, and fluorescence-based analysis in neuroscience and cell imaging. This device consolidates essential liquid handling tasks, streamlining bioprocessing and molecular cloning workflows with programmable automation.