DMP-2800 to be Demonstrated at Pittcon 2006, March 12-17
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Dimatix, a leading provider
of commercial and industrial ink jet products, today announced that its
researchers, in conjunction with several universities, have used its
cartridge-based Dimatix Materials Printer (DMP) system to ink jet fluids
containing DMSO, fluorescently labeled proteins, enzyme mixes, genomic DNA,
oligonucleotides, and even living bacteria and yeast. Through these
experiments, the DMP, the world's first complete, low-cost solution for high-
precision jetting of functional fluids, has shown proven repeatability in
printing aqueous, emulsion and solvent-based fluids.
"We're making major advances in ink jetting biofluids through the work
we've been doing with the DMP at several universities," said Jan Sumerel,
Ph.D., manager of biomedical sciences, Dimatix. "Researchers can now ink jet
print these fluids for a variety of applications with a low-cost, user-
friendly tool. The single-use cartridge-based system, adjustable parameters
and substrate flexibility make it the perfect research tool. Beyond our
experiments, researchers are reporting great success in their own projects."
"Within just one week I have already printed my own material on my own
substrate with resolution as good as with the model fluid that was included
with the system," said Mike Woodhouse, Ph.D. student under Dr. Bruce
Parkinson, Colorado State University. "My precursors come out smoothly from
all 16 nozzles in this truly great 'plug and play' unit. Without much effort,
other Dimatix customers can quickly be depositing their materials of interest,
too. It is a must-have for anyone wanting to ink jet materials with
professional level calibration-especially if they don't have an army of
experienced industry scientists and engineers or the time to devise a system
of their own."
Dimatix's DMP-2800 series printer is a high-performance, precision system
that can deposit 10 picoliter-sized droplets of fluid to print feature sizes
as small as 40 microns on any type of surface, including plastic, glass,
silicon, membranes, gels and paper. With the piezo ink jet deposition system,
users can array biological fluids including buffers and reagents. Because of
the unique single-use cartridge based system, cross contamination between
samples is eliminated, and there are negligible void volumes.
Adjustable parameters make the DMP-2800 the only deposition system that
allows substrate flexibility. With the system, researchers can print onto XY
heated platens for thin films, wafers, glass slides or assay plates sizes 96,
384, 1536, or 3456, all by changing a software setting. Users can also speed
up or slow down the pulses, eliminating issues like satellite drops, and
enabling the printing of uniform arrays ranging from 10 picoliters to 100
nanoliters.
The system has great precision for the price, with a proven accuracy of
plus or minus five percent and a reported accuracy that is much lower. With
model fluid, the system can fill a 1536 assay plate in about 40 seconds.
Product Demonstration
In Dimatix booth number 5855 at Pittcon 2006, attendees can see a
demonstration of the Dimatix Materials Printer and Cartridge. Pittcon
(http://www.pittcon.org), the 57th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and
Applied Spectroscopy, is being held March 12-17 in Orlando, Florida. To
schedule a demonstration or for more detailed product information, visit
http://www.dimatix.com, call +1-408-565-9150 or e-mail infomdd@dimatix.com.
About Dimatix
Dimatix is driving a revolution in micro-production technology that will
deliver a new generation of applications in imaging, electronics and the
biosciences. The company's technology innovations and world-class fabrication
processes enable high-performance, precision printing and deposition of
traditional inks and nano-particle fluids on all types of surfaces, including
flexible substrates, membranes, gels, silicon, glass and plastics. Dimatix is
a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance ink jet printheads
and components used in a broad range of industrial, non-impact imaging
applications through its Spectra Printing Division. The Dimatix Materials
Deposition Division is evolving ink jetting technology into a production
process that lowers the cost, time and environmental impact of producing
electronic circuits and functions for RFID tags, flat panel displays, circuit
boards and other electronic and bioscience applications. The company is
headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif.; its Spectra division is located in
Lebanon, New Hampshire; and its customer base is worldwide. For more
information, visit http://www.dimatix.com.
Editorial Contacts:
Jen Bernier Erin Collopy
The Hoffman Agency for Dimatix The Hoffman Agency for Dimatix
408-975-3003 408-975-3041
jbernier@hoffman.com ecollopy@hoffman.com
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Related links:
http://www.dimatix.com
http://www.pittcon.org
CONTACT:
Jen Bernier, +1-408-975-3003, or
jbernier@hoffman.com, or Erin Collopy, +1-408-975-3041, or
ecollopy@hoffman.com, both of The Hoffman Agency, for Dimatix
NOTE TO EDITORS: For a downloadable photo of the DMP-2800,
please visit: http://www.dimatix.com/DMP .
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