GIX Microplotter II

The SonoPlot® GIX Microplotter II is a precision picoliter fluid dispensing system for
the microarray and polymer electronics markets with significant advantages over
existing products in deposited feature size and type, regularity of volumes
dispensed, and flexibility for the user.

The core of the Microplotter is a dispenser that uses controlled ultrasonics to deposit
fluid in a noncontact manner. This patented technology can produce picoliter
droplets that form features on a surface as small as 5 μm wide. When combined with
automatic surface height calibration, coefficients of variability for deposited feature
diameters as small as 10% can be achieved. A wide range of fluids can be used,
including aqueous solutions and many organic-solvent-based mixtures. Fluids that
other dispensers struggle with, such as saturated solutions for MALDI-ToF matrices,
or fluids with viscosities up to 450 cP, can be deposited with ease. The ultrasonic
pumping action is also an efficient cleaning mechanism for quickly depositing many
solutions sequentially.

In addition to spots, the GIX Microplotter II can draw true continuous features, such
as lines, arcs, and bends. These are uniform elements, not made from overlapping
droplets like other technologies, and are particularly well-suited to the polymer
electronics field.