Using The Artel MVS To Measure Residual Volumes Remaining In A Plate After Sample Aspiration: General Approach

By Kevin Khovananth, Jim Neilsen, Keith J. Albert, PhD., Artel

Discover an alternative use for the Artel MVS® Multichannel Verification System. As opposed to measuring the accuracy and precision for a volume transfer of sample into a microtiter plate, the MVS is instead employed to measure the volume of sample left behind after attempting to aspirate off the entire sample from each well of a microplate, i.e., residual volume of sample. Measuring the residual volume after sample aspiration is a direct way of assessing the performance of the sample removal step. The experiments discussed herein show how residual volumes can be measured using the MVS.