Tecan Resolvex A200 96-well Positive Pressure Solid Phase Extraction Automated Workstation

The Tecan Resolvex A200 96 ppSPE Workstation is an automated positive pressure solid phase extraction (SPE) system designed for high-throughput sample preparation in clinical chemistry, pharmaceutical development, bioprocessing, and environmental analysis. Utilizing programmable pressure profiles from 0 to 5 bar, the system ensures precise and reproducible flow control through SPE columns, critical for enhanced analyte recovery and sample integrity in molecular diagnostics and biomanufacturing workflows.

Key technical specifications and features include:

• Automated 8-channel dispensing head capable of handling 11 solvents simultaneously, supporting complex multistep extraction protocols essential to synthetic biology and therapeutic drug monitoring assays.
• Positive pressure manifold with restricted-flow technology to uniformly apply pressure across sorbent particles under 20μm, optimizing separation of analytes such as hormones, peptides, steroids, vitamins, metabolites, and fatty acids.
• Compatibility with 96-well plates or framed 1 ml SPE columns including NBE, Cerex, or third-party options, facilitating flexible integration within diverse biotechnological sample preparation pipelines.
• Automated column drying and controlled evaporation functions, minimizing solvent use and preserving delicate biological samples—beneficial in gene editing workflows requiring high sample fidelity.
• Robust construction with a footprint of 14.9" W × 21.3" D × 23.6" H and weight of 84 lbs (38.3 kg), optimized for benchtop laboratory environments.

The system's versatility encompasses key application areas such as drug screening, therapeutic drug monitoring, food safety testing, environmental contaminant analysis, and biomarker profiling. It is widely used in life sciences and pharmaceutical research laboratories focusing on molecular cloning workflows, bioprocessing efficiency, and clinical diagnostics requiring high reproducibility and throughput.

The Resolvex A200 interface supports integration with Tecan’s Fluent and Freedom EVO liquid handling platforms to automate sample processing further, streamlining workflow automation critical to biopharmaceutical production pipelines.

This automated SPE workstation reduces solvent consumption compared to liquid-liquid extraction methods, enhancing environmental sustainability and operational cost efficiency. Its application in positive pressure SPE improves reproducibility and throughput, making it an essential tool for biomedical engineering research and laboratories involved in advanced fluorescence analysis and live-cell imaging sample preparation.

In summary, the Tecan Resolvex A200 96 ppSPE Workstation is a precision-engineered automated system enabling consistent, scalable solid phase extraction workflows, widely adopted in synthetic biology research and molecular diagnostics requiring reliable analyte enrichment from complex biological matrices.