WO2002081088A2 - Vorrichtung zum automatischen dispensieren mikroskopischer volumina von fluiden - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a device for the automatic dispensing of microscopic volumes of fluids and their uses.
- Devices for the automatic dispensing of microscopic volumes of fluids are known. In principle, such devices can be used in dispensing processes. Surface contact and contactless dispensing procedures can be divided.
- the main advantage of the contactless dispensing method is that the lack of contact with the surface means that dispensing can also take place on sensitive materials. Furthermore, a carry over, i.e. Avoid cross-contamination between the liquids to be dispensed.
- Dispensing accuracy is less than 5% for a single channel and less than 10% for multiple channels.
- the fluid to be dispensed can be aspirated from storage vessels, as well as 9 ⁇ -well microtiter plates and 384-well microtiter plates; the aspirated fluid can be dispensed into 9 ⁇ -well microtiter plates and 384-well microtiter plates.
- the dispensing head is moved relative to the carrier receiving the microtiter plates, wherein the individual syringes can additionally be lowered in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the microtiter plates.
- a disadvantage of these systems is in particular that the fluid must be aspirated into the few available syringes (generally a maximum of 8) and hoses with dosing elements for each dispensing process, so that the syringes together with the associated hoses and dosing elements must be rinsed clean each time the fluid is changed to avoid cross-contamination of the successively aspirated fluids. Flushing, however, takes a long time because the flushing fluid can only be pumped through these elements with limited pressure and flow. In addition, after rinsing, the next fluid has to be aspirated again until it is can be dispensed, so that time is lost not only due to rinsing but also due to aspiration. This hinders quick, random access to different fluids.
- each new dispensing process is always associated with a dead volume of non-dispensed fluid, which is discarded when the syringes, hoses and dosing elements are rinsed.
- these losses can cause considerable costs and can even make series of tests with relatively small quantities of fluid ejected impossible due to the relatively high fluid losses that occur.
- the conventional dispensing systems are not optimal from an economic point of view.
- a disadvantage of conventional automatic dispensing systems is that only drops with very small volumes in the pL range can usually be dispensed without contact. In order to dispense larger quantities of fluid, in particular in the nL and sub- ⁇ L range, these dispensing systems must therefore dispense very quickly and with a high repetition frequency (up to approx. 10 kHz). Moreover, these dispensing devices clog easily, and they must be used for Every ' fluid must first be calibrated before dispensing, so that fluid-independent dispensing is not possible. ,
- an automatic dispensing system which overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages of the automatic dispensing systems known in the prior art.
- Such an automatic dispensing system should in particular have significantly more than a maximum of 8 mutually independent dispensing units for dispensing fluids, so that an ensemble of commonly used fluids is always available.
- Each of these dispensing units should be able to be controlled independently of the other dispensing units and be able to dispense volume-precisely regardless of the fluid.
- each dispensing unit should be able to dispense to any location on the object, so that dispensing to any format-free object is possible.
- syringes and hoses should be dispensed with in the design of the dispensing units, so that any time-consuming rinsing and aspirating of fluid becomes unnecessary when changing the fluid. Coupled with a large number of independent dispensing units, this enables quick, random access to the desired fluids.
- Each dispensing unit should be able to dispense a minimum volume of 1 nL, but above all larger volumes in the range of 10 - 1000 nL, in particular 50 - 500 nL ⁇ should be dispensable with one shot. Especially in the case of small quantities of dispensed fluids, there should generally be no dead volumes of non-dispensed fluids.
- the dispensing units should be cheaper than the conventional systems made of ⁇ syringes, hoses and dosing elements and be easily and quickly exchangeably attached to the dispensing head.
- the object and the dispensing head should be able to be moved relatively quickly.
- a device for automatic. Dispensing microscopic volumes of fluids specified wherein the device comprises at least one movable or immovable dispensing head with a plurality of cartridges attached to it, a movable object holder with at least one object located thereon for receiving the dispensed fluid volumes, and a control device for controlling the dispensing process, and the cartridges each have a tank filled with fluid, a microdosing element fluidly connected to the tank, and a fastening element for fastening to the dispensing head.
- the dispensing device uses a plurality of fluid-filled cartridges instead of the syringes, hoses and dosing elements used in the conventional dispensing devices, each of which is fluidly connected to a microdosing element.
- Each cartridge comprises a tank, a Mikrodosierelement, as well as a fastening element for fastening ⁇ on the dispensing head. If the microdosing elements are integrated in the cartridges, the cartridges act as a protective shield for the mostly mechanically sensitive microdosing devices, which results in practically manageable dispensing units.
- the device according to the invention can have one or more dispensing heads, to each of which cartridges can be attached.
- Each dispensing head can be moved or not moved; the slide is movable in any case.
- a control device controls each dispensing process in such a way that one or more arbitrary cartridges dispense the fluids in their tank onto at least one object.
- Possible fluids are, for example, solutions of substances in solvents such as water, methanol, dimethylforamide (DMF), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), dichloromethane, benzene and tetrahydrofuran (THF), and suspensions.
- Microdosing elements which can be used according to the invention are known. For this purpose, reference is made to the two patents DE 198 02 367 Cl and DE 198 02 368 Cl of the Hahn-Schickard Society for Applied Research eV, Stuttgart, DE.
- These microdosing elements comprise a fluid-fillable dosing chamber with a deflectable membrane, an actuating device for deflecting the membrane and an outlet nozzle.
- the dosing chamber is filled with fluid before the start of the ejection of the fluid and then actuated by the actuating device, usually stack-shaped piezoceramics, whereby the membrane is deflected into the interior of the dosing and the fluid is ejected through the outlet nozzle.
- the dosing chamber at the return of the membrane is filled into their starting position again with fluid and ⁇ is ready for the next discharge operation.
- the slide can be moved in the horizontal (x, y) plane and optionally also in the vertical z direction.
- the dispensing head or heads can be movable or immovable. If one or more dispensing heads cannot be moved, a relative movement between the dispensing head and the slide takes place exclusively by a movement of the slide, which then preferably takes place in the (x, y) plane and possibly also in the z direction.
- a movement of the slide in the z direction can be dispensed with in particular if objects are used which each have the same dimension in the z direction, so that it is not necessary to set the relative distance between the slide and the dispensing head in the z direction ,
- a dispensing head is movable, it is preferred if the dispensing head is movable in the horizontal (x, y) plane and, if appropriate, additionally along the vertical z direction or only along the vertical z direction.
- a movement of a dispensing head in the z direction can be dispensed with in particular if objects are used which each have the same dimensions in the z direction, so that it is not necessary to set the relative distance between the specimen slide and the dispensing head in the z direction .
- the dispensing head can only be moved along the vertical z direction.
- the slide executes an exclusive movement in the (x, y) plane, so that an approximation or distance between the slide and the dispensing head is caused by a movement of the dispensing head in the vertical ⁇ z direction.
- a dispensing head is only moved in the (x, y) plane, so that an approach or distance between the object holder and the dispensing head is solely caused by a movement of the Slide is done in the vertical z direction.
- a movement of a dispensing head in the (x, y) plane also includes a one-dimensional movement of the dispensing head in the x direction or the y direction.
- At least one dispensing head is attached to at least one dispensing head carrier.
- one or more dispensing heads can be attached to a dispensing head carrier.
- one or more dispensing head carriers can be arranged.
- a dispensing head carrier is arranged to be movable parallel to the x or y direction of the horizontal (x, y) plane.
- Each dispensing head is movably attached to the dispensing head carrier and can be along the dispensing head carrier, i. H. either in the x direction or the y direction, depending on the arrangement of the dispensing head carrier.
- a movement in the horizontal (x, y) plane of a dispensing head thus arises from a superimposition of a one-dimensional movement of the dispensing head along the dispensing head carrier and a one-dimensional movement of the dispensing head carrier in the direction perpendicular thereto.
- a particularly advantageous and preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the dispensing head or the dispensing heads. only for taking up a work position in which dispensing is to take place, or for taking; a rest position, in which dispensing is not provided, are moved. This also includes the case that a dispensing head is moved from one working position to another. Once a working position of a dispensing head has been assumed, ie by moving the dispensing head in the horizontal (x, y) plane and in the vertical, vertical z direction, or a movement only in the horizontal (x, y) Level, or a movement only in the vertical z direction, the dispensing head remains static during the dispensing process and there is an exclusive movement of the slide in the horizontal (x, y) plane. The movement of the dispensing head in the vertical z direction can be supplemented or replaced by a movement of the slide in the vertical z direction. In the latter case, the dispensing head is only moved in the (x, y) plane.
- a dispensing head can be moved again in the horizontal (x, y) plane and in the vertical, vertical z direction, or only in the (x, y) horizontal plane or only in the vertical z-direction, are brought into a working position in which it remains static for the subsequent dispensing process and there is an exclusive movement of the slide in the horizontal (x, y) plane.
- the movement of the dispensing head in the vertical z-direction can again be supplemented or replaced by a movement of the slide in the vertical z-direction. In the latter case, the dispensing head is only moved in the (x, y) plane.
- a dispensing head can be moved by moving in the horizontal (x, y) plane and in the vertical, vertical z direction or only in the horizontal (x, y) plane or only in the vertical: direction can be brought from a working position into a rest position, wherein the movement of the dispensing head in the vertical z-direction can be supplemented or replaced by a movement of the slide in the vertical z-direction. In the latter case, the dispensing head is only moved in the (x, y) plane.
- the working position and rest position are taken from the slide ingested.
- the fluids can be dispensed in a working position of the specimen slide, whereas such a dispensing of the fluids is not provided in a rest position of the specimen slide.
- the slide In a rest position of the slide, the slide is preferably removed from the dispensing head, so that free access to the dispensing head and in particular the cartridges is possible.
- the specimen slide here can preferably be moved at a speed of at least 800 mm / s and an acceleration of at least 10 m / s 2 .
- This can be done, for example, by driving the slide via coil linear drives or a two-dimensional stepper motor, each with an exact spatial resolution.
- a bidirectional spatial resolution on the object of less than 50 ⁇ m is preferred.
- a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention provides that these cartridges can be attached manually and / or automatically, individually and / or in blocks to a dispensing head via their fastening element.
- the cartridges can be attached to the dispensing head, for example, by a clamp connection. This enables the dispensing head to be loaded with cartridges quickly without complex fitting and / or maintenance work. It is also easy to replace cartridges if, for example, the fluids of these cartridges are no longer needed or the cartridges are empty.
- the dispensing heads can be automatically loaded with the cartridges, for example, by the cartridges being attached to the respective dispensing head by means of a robot gripping arm. Likewise, it is possible that a robotic gripper arm or an operator places the cartridges on the slide and the corresponding dispensing head is brought over the cartridges and then lowered onto the cartridges so that the cartridges are attached to the dispensing head.
- a dispensing head has an automatic cartridge ejection device, so that the cartridges attached to the dispensing head can be automatically ejected individually and / or in blocks.
- the cartridges it is possible for the cartridges to be removed by a robot arm or an operator, for example.
- a mounting, removing or replacing the cartridge is preferably carried out, is, that is provided in a rest position of the dispensing head 'in a position in which no dispensing, which is located advantageously away from the object.
- dispensing heads loading, removing or changing the cartridges or any maintenance work on a dispensing head can always be carried out when at least one other dispensing head is ready for dispensing in the working position, so that there is practically no loss of time when replacing / replacing fluids. If a dispensing head cannot be moved, the cartridges are loaded, removed or replaced on the dispensing head, preferably in the rest position of the slide.
- the cartridges and the microdosing elements are chemically resistant to aggressive substances.
- the Cartridges can be made of plastics such as polypropylene (PP), Peek, Teflon and the like.
- the microdosing elements can e.g. B. made of silicon, plastics such as PP, Peek, Teflon and the like, and Pyrex.
- the cartridges can also be used for long-term storage of the fluids. It is thus possible to insert fluid-filled cartridges from an external store into the device according to the invention without having to transfer the fluid from a storage vessel into the cartridge with the risk of possible contamination of the fluid and / or contamination of the environment / operating personnel. Thus, the fluid-filled cartridges can also be left permanently in the device according to the invention.
- the cartridges can be refilled with fluid.
- Advantageously .. costs can be saved by the multiple use of cartridges.
- the cartridges each have a volume of 1-5 mL, advantageously 2 mL.
- Attached cartridges can contain the same or different fluids. ⁇ In particular, all cartridges can be filled with different fluids, so that an ensemble of all commonly used substances is always available. In contrast to conventional automatic dispensing devices, it is therefore not necessary for a dispensing unit or cartridge to be used for different fluids. Each fluid has its "own" cartridge. Rinsing of the cartridge can also be dispensed with, so that practically no dead volume of non-dispensed fluid get lost. In addition, expensive substances can be used in multiple test series.
- the cartridges are each provided with an electrically readable code.
- a code can be stored, for example, via an EEPROM, HF tag, barcode and the like.
- the code can contain fluid- or cartridge-specific data, such as substance identification, solvent identification, fill date, aging, purity and the like. This data can be fed directly to the test planning, so that an optimal use or availability of substances is always guaranteed.
- the position to be loaded does not have to be communicated by the operator due to the cartridge-specific data, because the system can recognize this automatically.
- the cartridges are preferably arranged in the form of a matrix on the dispensing head.
- a lOxlO matrix with a total of 100 cartridges or an 8xl2 matrix with a total of 96 cartridges has proven to be particularly advantageous.
- the matrix-shaped arrangement is designed such that each cartridge covers a basic element of a grid with the size 9x18 mm, compatibility with 96-, 384-, 1536-well microtiter plates, at least in one dimension, can advantageously be established. Covers a cartridge ⁇ base element of a grid with the size 9x9 mm from, advantageously congruence to 96-well microtiter plates can be achieved.
- the control unit is preferably designed such that each cartridge can be controlled separately from the other cartridges. Nevertheless, several or all cartridges can be controlled together. In this way, every single cartridge and every freely selectable location of an object can be placed on top of one another and there a selectable amount of fluid are expelled. This advantageously enables dispensing onto a format-free object. In particular, it is not necessary to use microtiter plates as target objects. Rather, it can be dispensed onto any object, for example synthesis platelets, with a high spatial resolution.
- the cartridges are each suitable for dispensing volumes in the range from 1-1000 nL, preferably 10-1000 nL and particularly preferably 50-500 nL. so that, in contrast to conventional devices, much larger volumes are dispensed per single shot and the evaporation losses on fluid can thereby be minimized.
- the cartridges are each suitable for dispensing at a volume rate of> 100 nL / s, preferably> 500 nL / s.
- the cartridges should preferably be dispensed with an error of less than 5% by volume over all fluids, with a cone scatter of at most ⁇ 5 ° occurring during dispensing.
- the device according to the invention can have a heating / cooling device and also a thermally insulating cover and / or one or more intermediate walls. This makes it possible for the cartridges and / or the target object to be either cooled or heated.
- the temperature for storing the fluids can be suitably selected, or the consistency of certain fluids can be suitably adjusted for the dispensing process.
- the temperature of one or more objects can be set so that the course of certain reactions is favored. In particular, different objects can be kept at different temperatures.
- the device according to the invention is advantageously used for dispensing fluids in chemical synthesis in liquid and solid phase systems, in particular in the field of combinatorial chemistry, where it is essential to be able to dispense small volumes of often expensive substances. In addition, random, quick access to a certain ensemble of substances to be used must be possible. Dispensing heads which are equipped with at least 200 cartridges are used in a particularly advantageous manner for this purpose.
- the device according to the invention can be used for biological and diagnostic screening.
- Dispensing heads which are equipped with at least 10 cartridges are used in a particularly advantageous manner for this purpose.
- FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a cartridge of the dispensing device according to the invention
- FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a dispensing head of the dispensing device according to the invention
- FIG. 3 shows a perspective illustration of the schematic structure of a dispensing device according to the invention with a dispensing head on a dispensing head carrier;
- a cartridge 3 of the dispensing device according to the invention comprises a tank 2, a microdosing element 4 and a clamp connection 1.
- the cartridge 3 can be fastened to the clamp mechanism 6 of the mounting head 7 via the clamp connection 1, and in particular without it complex assembly / maintenance work can be quickly assembled, removed or replaced. Due to the compact design of the cartridge 3 with an integrated arrangement of the microdosing element 4, the mechanically usually very sensitive microdosing element 4 is protected by the patron housing.
- the dispensing head 8 comprises a mounting head 7 with a matrix-shaped arrangement 5 of the cartridges 3 attached to it.
- the mounting head 7 is provided with a clamping mechanism 6 for clamping the cartridges 3 and with an automatic cartridge ejection device 6 for automatically ejecting the cartridges.
- FIG. 3 shows the schematic structure of a dispensing device according to the invention with a dispensing head 8 on a dispensing head carrier 11.
- the dispensing head 8 is fastened to a U-shaped dispensing head carrier 11.
- the dispensing head carrier 11 is arranged along the x direction of the horizontal (x, y) plane.
- the dispensing head 8 can only be moved in the vertical z direction.
- a working or rest position of the dispensing head 8 is thus assumed by exclusively moving the dispensing head 8 along the z direction.
- the working and rest positions of the dispensing head 8 can be identical.
- the Dispensing head carrier 11 cannot be moved.
- the object 10 to be dispensed on is located on the slide 9.
- the slide 9 can be moved in the horizontal (x, y) plane.
- the dispensing head 8 assumes its working position along the z-direction, i. H. this lowers or rises to a distance from the object 10 which is suitable for the dispensing process. In its working position, the dispensing head 8 remains static for the dispensing process, i. H. there is no further movement of the dispensing head 8 along the z direction.
- the setting of the relative positions in the (x, y) plane between cartridges 3 and object 10, which is necessary for the dispensing process, is carried out exclusively by moving the slide in the (x, y) plane.
- the dispensing head 8 can be brought into a rest position by movement along the z direction. In particular, the slide 8 can be lowered onto the slide for this purpose.
- FIG. 4 shows the schematic structure of a dispensing device according to the invention with three dispensing heads 8 on two dispensing head supports 11.
- the basic structure of the dispensing heads 8 and the dispensing head carrier 11 corresponds to that of FIG. 3.
- the dispensing head carriers .11 are arranged parallel to the x direction of the (x, y) plane and can be moved in the y direction.
- the dispensing heads 3 can be moved along the dispensing head carrier 11 parallel to the x direction.
- a movement of the dispensing heads 8 in the (x, y) plane is therefore carried out by superimposing the one-dimensional movement of the dispensing heads 8 in the x direction and the dispensing head carrier 11 in the y direction.
- the dispensing heads 8 can be moved in the z direction.
- the slide 9 can be moved in the (x, y) plane.
- a movement of the dispensing heads 8 or dispensing head carrier 11 takes place exclusively for the purpose of bringing the dispensing heads 8 from a rest position into a working position, from a working position into another working position, or from a working position into a rest position.
- the setting of the relative positions between cartridges 3 and object 10, which is necessary for dispensing, takes place exclusively by a movement of the slide 9 in the (x, .y) plane.
- the speeds and accelerations of the dispensing heads 8 and dispensing head carriers 11 are therefore far lower than those of the specimen carrier 10.
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