Pro/pette, Prototype

Description (Brief):

This object is a prototype liquid-handling machine developed at Cetus Corporation in Emeryville, California, in the early 1980s. It was designed to facilitate bioactivity assays by automatically performing dilution series. It has the ability to manipulate small volumes of liquid on a microtiter plate. The Pro/pette was later adapted to become part of the first PCR machine, “Mr. Cycle” (see object 1993.0166.01).

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences, Biotechnology and Genetics, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Science & Mathematics

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1994.0031.01Catalog Number: 1994.0031.01Accession Number: 1994.0031

Object Name: propette

Physical Description: metal (overall material)plastic (overall material)rubber (overall material)Measurements: average spatial: 36.2 cm x 26 cm x 38.1 cm; 14 1/4 in x 10 1/4 in x 15 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-fc57-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1165104

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