Bio-Rad EXQuest Spot Cutter - Manual (Page 5)

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 OVERVIEW
The EXQuest ™ spot cutter is a precision instrument that accurately locates and excises protein spots and
bands from one and two-dimensional gels or blots. It then loads them into microplates for down-stream
processing and analysis. It is designed to cut spots and bands from gels and blots with high efficiency and
then deliver them to 96 and 384-well microplates or 96-tube racks. The EXQuest spot cutter is designed to
be both robust in construction and simple to operate. It has the capability to image gels and blots that are
visibly stained (e.g., silver and Coomassie), and fluorescently stained (e.g., SYPRO Ruby and SYPRO
Orange).
Figure 1-1. EXQuest Spot Cutter.
INTRODUCTION
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