Automated liquid handling robot

The Hamilton Microlab STAR robot mixes the crystallisation chemicals from as many as 60 stock solutions at a time. The robot can accurately handle many types of liquids from alcohols to viscous PEG solutions, down to volumes as low as 15 µl. All crystallisation chemicals are first pipetted into a deep well block at 0.5 - 1 ml volume, mixed and then aliquoted to the crystallisation plate.