Automated Determination of Sample Volume

The Volumecheck from Micronic is an automated system that ­enables precise and rapid determination of sample volume in unsealed deep or shallow-well microplates, tube racks and high-volume test tube racks. The system is available in three configurations a standard system, a high-speed model capable of scanning a complete 96-well plate in only one minute, and a large volume model optimised for handling test tube volume measurements above 2 ml. Using proprietary acoustic sensor technology the system is able to provide high accuracy non-contact sample volume determination, for example +/12.5 µl/well in a 2 ml deep well plate. Sample volume is derived from the acoustic sample measurement compared against a calibration data set generated from previously collected known sample volumes.