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Considerations in the use of laboratory robots: aspects of safety and accuracy
J E Brennan1, M L Severns, L M Kline
1American Red Cross Product Development Laboratory, Rockville, Md.
Vox Sanguinis
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
A general-purpose laboratory robot was configured to prepare blood samples for the HBsAg and anti-HIV tests. Several issues were studied in order to eliminate problems and optimize the system. These included pipetting accuracy, intersample carryover, reagent interference, splashing and aerosol generation and user-related issues. A number of general guidelines were developed to assist others in developing and implementing systems for this and similar applications.