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MicroFlo Select Microplate Dispenser
Chemical Compatibility
For your own safety and to ensure the dispenser’s long life, follow these guidelines
when choosing compounds for use in the MicroFlo.
Note: We advise against continuous contact with harsh chemicals.
It is best if the dispenser is rinsed with deionized water after contact
with any strong acid, base, or solvent.
The following materials are used in the MicroFlo Select dispenser and tubing cassettes.
Materials listed as 1-10 in
Table 1 are cross-referenced as headings 1-10 in Table 2.
Table 1. Material/Where Used List
# Material Where Used
1 316 Stainless Steel
Steel dispense tips, Tip Holder cover plate on
1536 cassette, pump rollers, carrier rails,
cassette bolts.
2 Aluminum
Center Holder, Tube Tensioner, pump head,
dispense arm
3 Brass
Threaded inserts in Center Holder and Tip
Holder
4 Polycarbonate Plate carrier, pump shroud
5 Polypropylene Molded dispense tips
6 Polystyrene Assay plates
7 PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) Plate carrier
8 Ryton® PPS
Tube Organizer, priming trough, priming trough
insert
9 Silicone Tubing
10 Ultem (polyetherimide) Center Holder, Tube Tensioner, Tip Holder
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