The Ultravap works by injected heated nitrogen into each well of the microplate simultaneously, and Porvair claims that it can remove even the most stubborn solvents in just minutes. For heat sensitive and thermally labile samples the machine can be operated in a two-stage mode, with an initial dry-down mode preceding the final solvent evaporation.
Solid phase extraction
Researchers involved in drug metabolism, toxicology, pharmacokinetics and bioanalysis are thought to be among those who would find the most use of this type of product. In these disciplines, solid phase extraction is often used to isolate and analyse compounds from biological matrices.
"Additionally systems in lead discovery, medicinal chemistry and combinatorial chemistry departments - where target compound samples often have to be concentrated prior to reconstitution in an analysis compatible solvent - can also gain significant sample throughput improvements," said Porvair.
The machine has the ability to upload and download software-based drying methods, which makes it possible to integrate it into robotic automation systems. Using this facility a robotic arm can be used to automatically move plates in and out of the Ultravap.
For more information on the Ultravap, visit the company's website or e-mail int.sales@porvair.com.